Part 36 (1/2)
”Iyou behind me,” finished Dave
”No, I'll look out for that,--only be as careful as you can”
”I'll take no more risks than are necessary”
They moved forward slowly and cautiously, first to one side of the cavern and then to the other At last they struck what appeared to be a passageway running parallel to the ested Dave ”It er illing to do anything his chuested It was a hard journey, over rocks that were sharp and slippery In so of ice and above their heads long icicles hanging froer slipped and fell and ca at least twenty pounds ca intoover both hiot one of those on our heads----”
His voice echoed loudly throughout the cave, and then down cahly alarer with him
”That was a close shave!” murmured the senator's son ”Dave, this spot is full of perils!”
On they went once more, until Dave was al ahead of theht of the pocket lantern began to flicker
”Dave, the light is going out!”
”I know it”
”Can't you turn it up a bit?”
”No; the oil is gone,” was the answer, after Dave had shaken the lantern to make certain of that fact
”What e do if we are left in the dark?”
”Hurry; I think we can reach that opening--if it is an opening”
They ran, and as they did so the lantern flickered up for the last ti to him
”Don't stop here, Dave!”
”I won't--but we o slow, or we'll knock our heads on a rock or on the icicles”
They advanced with all the caution they could command Each was filled with a na ahead what should they do? To go back the way they had come was next to impossible in the dark A dozen steps, and both went down in a hollow, Roger rolling on top of his chue washbowl, and all of the sides were covered with ice They tried to scraain
”This is the lier, desperately
”If we---- Oh, wait!” He felt in his pocket
”Hurrah!”