Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns; Or, The Light in Tunnel Six
my explained, "and I guess we can find our way out readily enough. If we don't," he we
d no business getting up in the middle of
ou do?" dem
aker," replied Will. "So far as I can remember, this is about the nin
lads that were in need of the relief expeditio
such mess if we hadn't started out
dn't cut our string," replied Sandy. "We had a cinch on getting out, but some ge
e any one?"
re, just the same. We heard the call of the Wolf Patrol
some one cutting your
e to one of the shaft timbers and unwound the ball as we moved
w some one cut
broke it," Ge
the cord from his pock
ith a sh
can break th
k the string, but it remained
cussion of the ways and mean
orcing out of this old shaft, we will come to the entrance. As you all know, a current of air t
at, little boy!
he boys understood that the efforts of the caretaker were at last bringing results. The sounds
Will, who was in the lead, motioned to
g now?" whis
lained Will in a low whisper. "I can't see
ing the rungs,"
around behind the air shaft and wait until we can find out wh
e doing there?"
, of course, but he might saw them so that they would break un
would do a thing like that!" cried Geor
e man engaged at the task was evidently unfamiliar with such work, f
"And that cuts off our escape until the cables can be put in
any days," Sandy cut in, "if we can only get a
ladders, step by step. In a moment the saw which he had been usin
rd, and directly they knew that he had reac
ght sight of him!
e shaft and looked down. The saw which ha
after that!" he
are!" whis
ave it!" in
, then," laughed Sandy.
he rungs between this l
It may be safe to us
find out!" W
d perfectly safe. After testing them thoroughly, Will trusted himself on one of the run
in another moment stood by the side
at's so very much
son! This is a new saw, as you all see. It probably never was used before. Now the ma
who bought the saw, and so discover the gink wh
u see these threads hanging to the te
ied the boys
of a suit did the detective wear t
lue serge! I noticed it particularl
blue serge thread
t, too," adm
they heard some one moving down from the top.
ho was climbing down, but he could see
n of the pumps. When the man looked down he saw that it was Canfield. The caretake
alled. "Stop w
ith the machinery at the bottom," the caretak
if you put any weight on those rungs, you're likely to l
eve that!" re
you look
nward until he came to where a fine l
who did thi
g stories. The first thing for us to do is to get back into the
hem, did you?"
nd them," s
oing to get out?" a
r the sound rung lowest down, and we'll climb
y and tired, in their room in the breaker. Tommy made an instantaneou
with his mouth full-of pork and beans.
e you up tonight
etaker darted to the door leading to
ment looking both a
e flooded before tomorrow morning. The very devil seems to ha
mine who will be drow
suggestion on my part that the boys we are in search of have
Scouts or not?" asked Will. "Did you ever see any medals or b
d the caretaker, "and that is the very reason
d they belong t
d the breaker night after night," was the reply,
in the mine!"
ck, but the funny thing is that