Part 31 (2/2)
”Did they teach you at the Mission to make your squaork?” asked Tad Butler
Anvik shook his head slowly He did not answer in words, but hastened his pony's pace by his heavy pull at the halter
All that day the boys kept a lookout for sht the Professor said:
”There are indications here of unusual formations If you have no objections I should like to remain here for a day, perhaps two, and do research work”
”Right, Professor,” replied Tad ”The ponies will be better for a rest, andHow about it, Anvik?”
”Anvik not care,” was the guide's reply
After breakfast the nextthe Professor set off at once
”Now, fellows,” said Tad, ”I propose that Stacy and I follow that ravine to the left and Ned and Walter go to the right From the forht to a that three quick shots should announce the finding of ganal of one shot, a pause, then two quick shots should be a call for help, the boys set off, each carrying biscuit, a drinking cup, and matches, besides their rifles
The boys traaain, bearing ed on the sound of rushi+ng water was borne to their ears
Then they came out on a broad stream, a torrent that came from the top of three lofty, ice-covered ested Tad, wishi+ng to see the gulch fro
They had worked their way upstream for half a mile when Chunky yelled:
”Look there! What's that?”
Tad saw a hideous head projecting above the bushes At first he was startled, then he laughed
”That's a totem pole, Chunky They're put up usually in behalf of the Indian dead to drive the spirits away Let's go and look at it”
The toteulch
Sand and shale rock were heaped up at the entrance
”A streaine that it was the sa at”
”Yeh,” said Stacy absently ”Say, Tad, let's see who can first hit that evil-looking thing with a stone”
Tad laughed and stooped to pick up a stone As he did so, he noticed an arrow cut into the rock at one side of the gulch, the point of the arrow aiulch
”That's queer,” n This is a place ofstone that had caught his glance It orn full of holes as if by the action of water and when he took it in his hand its heaviness aroused his curiosity Opening his knife, he dug into the stone