Part 9 (2/2)
”There is so quite important to be done”
”What do youto send that pack crashi+ng to the bottoo all the way back for more supplies if we do that, provided we ever find a place where we can turn around”
”That is so Still, lad, I aet the pack”
”I think it can be done, but how I don't know yet What ti,” answered the Professor
”It'll be dark soon,” spoke up Ned ”We siht or we are lost”
”You forget about the length of the days up here at this time of the year,” rereed Rector
”You know it doesn't get really dark until about eleven o'clock to-night So you see we have plenty of ti place before the night gets too dark for us to see e are about”
Tad stepped to the edge of the trail and looked over the dead mule and the pack lashed to hierously, and that a sudden joltinto the chasm The lad measured the distance to the pack, with his eyes, and also saw that he could not lean over far enough to acco
Then an idea occurred to hiot back your nerve so that you can help me?” he asked
”Yes, sir,” answered Chunky pro over Don't ask me to do that, please, or I shall be under the necessity of returning a polite refusal”
”I shan't ask you,” answered Tad shortly ”How about you, Ned?”
”I think I have got overropes here We'll have that pack in no ti to pero farther in this matter I want to knohat you propose to do,” insisted the Professor
”I a to secure one of these ropes to e and I will fasten a second rope to the pack I will tell you what to do after that”
”I can't permit it!” answered the Professor decisively
”Listen to er It is perfectly sio over I'll secure the rope to that rock, and in case the boys let go, which they'd better not, I can't fall; the rope will hold me”
After a moment's reflection Professor Zepplin concluded that the task would not be attended with a very great risk after all Besides, it was all-iet the pack and its contents, if this could be done without endangering any lives
”How about it, sir?” asked Tad ”Time is precious”
”Youof the rope e out his plan He first secured one end of their strongest rope to the rock that already had played such an important part in their operations at that point He next fashi+oned a non-slip loop about his body under the ar the second rope in his hands announced himself as ready
”Take a turn about the rock so you will have a leverage Take up all the slack That's it Now I'm all ready”