Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1937 — Page 25

CAST OF CHARACTERS

| ROBERT BARRY—hero, explorer.

MELISSA LANE — heroine, Barry's partner. "HONEY - BEE of Barry's party. 2 HADES JONES—pioneer; member Bar“ry's party. 2 ? Yesterday: Starting out to seach for

GIRL—Indisn; member

: Bob after his long ‘absence, Honey Bee

Girl grows increasingly bitter toward Melissa, CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE “XX7E have about a hundred matches here, and six candles.” . Bob was cting. his shoulder pack, now reclaimed. “They would serve us in. event the flashlight failed.” Lissa smiled’ up at him. They were alone in the cavern again, but she was not afraid now. . “I should: have had the flashlight in my own pocket, of course,” he resumed. “But it’s kind of bulky. And I never dreamed of such an emergency as we faced.” “Let's forget all that,” she suggested. ‘Let’s—plan things!” He caressed her, pausing to kiss her twice. “Say, partner; youre wonderful, aren’t you?” ‘I want:-you to think so, anyway, Dr. Barry!” They walked very close fogether, with her head touching his shoulder. “What shall we plan?” he queried. “Homa? Career? Happiness? Where do you want to live, sweetheart?” “With you.” ; $F nia # ® # “y- KNOW, bit — where? New York? Arizona. Timbuctoo?” She smiled up at him again. “With you. That’s all I ask.” The climbing was not easy. Bob remembered that they had to go .up- a ‘total of 600 feet, and must walk perhaps three times that distance because of the turns and curves in the great underground room. The floor was very rough, too

“We must be over half way up,” he tcid her, after a while. “Want to resi a moment?” “No. But, Bob — I'm things-again!” “Yes? What?” “I just saw a flash of light, of reflected light, when your pocket lamp wasn’t turned -that way.” ® » »

was trie. Two minufes later thy saw the pinpoint of direct light zleaming from an angle above them. : “HELLO!” shouted Bob. “WHO

seeing

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“Bawb? . .. Bawb? Are you all right? It is Honey Bee. Bawb?” The two hastened to join her. Her brilliant gasoline lantern illuminated a really joyous reunion there. a] : There was much talk. ‘Lissa thought - she d never seen the Indian’s face show such animation. Suddenly she felt a surge of pity for Honey . Bee; the poor girl thought herself in love with Bob, Lissa suddenly remembered. In that instant, oddly enough, ’'Lissa’s mind skipped back over the 3000 miles to New: York City, back a few years) to single out a statement made by a university professor whom she had greatly respected. © “Life -has only one real tragedy,” the professor had said. “It is unrequited love.” "Lissa set herself to. be cordial to Honey Bee, but the cordiality was not- reciprocated. Apparently only Bob existed to the red girl. Bob didn’t notice the slight. os 2 o «y%ID you tell?” he was demanding. “Did you tell the others?” “No,” she shook her head. “They think you went thee. other way, maybe back to town. Holliman iss

“Gone where?” = “He - disappear. He do not say

~ where.”

“And Hades Jones?” Bob was intent on his questioning. “He iss go crazy almost, looking

for Z “I'll bet!” snapped Bob, grinning. “Good old Hades. Well Jook, Honey Bee, youre great, not fo tell. I'm sure glad, because it didn’t pan out anyway. I mean, the cave is nothing { but a big hole, and if we hadn’t gotten lost in it we’d have been out that same afternoon. And if we—"

OB had .to think fast. He|

hadn't expected to meet Honey Bee or anyone up here, and he hadn't fully prepared the tale he must tell. . “you see, I ought to be kicked, but the fact is, Honey Bee, I lost my pack. I—I had some candy, and a sandwich or two, in my pockets, and had the canteen, or we'd have been out of luck sure enough. We just found the pack a while. ago. And we're starved, too. There wasn't much food in it, you' re-

“Why did you not come back out, Bawb?” Honey Bee was concerned. “Oh! Oh, I forgot to say—we—

- I dropped the lantern and we were

lost. Dropped it after I had put

thing in all my life!” exclaimed Lissa. She ran‘ to the edge and peered down. “And the camp — ‘it looks heavenly, Bob. Oh!” There were sundry other exclamations and sighs of relief.’ The two were, indeed, almost ecstatic with joy. Bob took both her hands and danced in a circle: with ‘her, kid fashion. Then he swung her into a close embrace and kissed her, long and thoroughly. : 3 : 2 8.»

TEITHER of them really looked at Honey Bee, so intent, on each other were they, or they surejealousy that : suffused the Indian

girl. insane.

ly would have observed the wild | chat The: squaw was literally mad,

“Let’s hurry down,” ‘Lissa urged, happily. “Come on, dear.” = Bob climbed to ‘the foot of the first ladder, as customary, and waited for her there, his hand held up to assist her. It was, however, quite a long climb. down, 20° feet nearly to that first narrow ledge. Caution was essential. ‘Lissa Temembered - the toal height there was 600 feef, and it looked:6000. Above on the rim, Honey Bee stood glaring. She was still glaring when ‘Lissa tepped onto. the ladder. - Ba : Suddenly the Indian girl saw her 1: “All the pent-up fury in e to life. |

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“QO the old man thought. he'd cut me out of his will He never did like me. Called me a wastrel.” Arnold Buzby had the safe combination recorded in his pocket notebook. He had been clever indeed, he thought, to have memorized the combination when only three weeks ago, during the course of that final heated conversation with his rich uncle, the latter had gone to the wall safe, opened it while arguing and deposited in it some documents. Arnold had watched the dial. : Now, standing with his face one inch- away from the picture that hid the wall safe, Arnold took out his notebook and in the glow of the flashlight studied the secret figures. Then he put the notebook back into his pocket. Arnold felt triumphant. He was positive no one had seen him enter the house through the rear door with a key he had originally purloined from the desk of his uncle. It was quite easy to rob a familiar house. Arnold removed the framed picture and leaned if carefully against the wall. He directed the beam of his flashlight on the safe door and began to turn the dial.’ 8 8 | HERE was a telltale click and the small, heavy steel door swung open, disclosing neatly tied stacks -of banknotes. Surely at least a few thousand dollars, and not to be sneezed at. Of course, it represented but a small portion of the late Daniel C. Vangilder’s tremendous fortune. Arnold's mouth was stretched in a pleased grin, “The old miser didn't counf on his black sheep nephew playing a trump card. Well, h goes.” He opened a small leather bag he had brought for the purpose. With deliberate thoroughness he deposited each bundle of cash into the bag. After all, Uncle Daniel wouldn’t ob-

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“Arnold placed the last bundle of greenbacks irto the bag.”

bject to a poor relation partaking of this insignificant portion. Arnold placed the last bundle of greenbacks into the bag and care-

J full closed it. H?2 directed the beam

of light into every possible hiding place of the sife. He stuck his hand as far as it could reach, into the interior. He¢ was almost certain there was nothing more. the old crab right,” Arnold silently averred. “Lectiiring to me about honesty and the ways of the righteous! What did he care about me going around without money; while he had it all. Well, this will show him—wherever lhe is—how much his preaching mean; to me.” 2 8 » RNOLD gripped the handle of the black hag and looked about fhe room. When he turned off the switch of his flashlight it was totally dark. For a Yew moments he did not move, but stood as though held by the Llackness. Then he switched on the beam and saw that the backs of his hands were perspiring and the veins stood out like tight cords. Hp put the bag déwn. The flashlight trembled in his fingers. In a compartment just:behind the door of the safe there ‘was a green-trimmed document, suddenly visible inn the circle of light. It might be a certificate of stock; it might be a valuable bond. There was a red sedl on it and Arnold forgot, for tre time being, the threat of the ¢lark large house. “This may b¢ a fortune in itself,” thought Arnold, taking out the document and unfolding it.

He held it spread out over his free hand while his other hand held the torch. The words were legal terms, and before he had finished the first sentence he knew he was

and testament of the late Daniel C. Vangilder. ° 8 tJ t J

: A” ofice Arnold put out of his mind the idea of a quick getaway. He was curious as to how his eccentric, sour-tempered . late uncle had disposed of his wealth. Thoke ware Jefacies to various hosan generous f ShiChes. a 8: old read on, going over hastil a list of minar donations to ed tives, near and distant, to servants, to the policenian on the corner. Suddenly Arnold’s hand shook. The document crackled. Arnold's eyes glared. [He had come across his own name: There it was, in Dred capital. Jesters, and there folwords {i caused in bis throat. > diymess “And to my nephew, the said Arnold Buzby, I Sah the the sum of $100,000, t) be deposited in his name at the ®rst National Bank.” Arnold’s pulses throbbed. A hundred thousand dollars! And with

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