The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch

getting free of their blankets and in the conf

ted the Professor,

g which way to turn nor what had occurred. In the meantime the guide and

is way," s

once a new note sounded. With an unearthly howl Ned Rector disappeare

allen in!"

and still!" c

Tad Butler, who crept cautiously forward, feeling his way with the toes

d. He was prepared for just such an emergency. A flickering light pierced the dee

d Tad. "It's a hole in the

ing in," laughed Walt

in hand, Tad s

ler. "Hello, down there!" he cried,

int answer from Ned Rec

happ

hunky fell in an

he h

uess I knocked the

ing his torch low, exposing a hole about six feet squ

elt like a mile when I

stay here

f, tie the rope around his waist an

to leave him he

e you both there, if you

e gr

no matter how serious the situation may be." Tad lowere

l away." Chunky was som

d efforts of those at t

urface, Tad dropped bes

g anxiously into his e

ac

e eye and winked

l until we are out of breath. Why'd

?" inquired Professo

't been

p--I'm all shot to pieces. The

down here all the rest of the night?" d

. You're out of the

ter I have saved your life al

arly knocked it all out of me

Tad. "If you can help us a little y

use my

und your waist in case y

tl

rock he was able to aid them not a little in their efforts

ing all the tim

e you fell in on him? I thought the mountain had caved in on me, but it

manded Ned, gazing at

e, examining the broken place in the lava with crit

etty crusty," m

led face of Professor Zepplin. "One never knows in this country when the crust is g

in again," g

ter," answered Tad. "Perhaps it is just

y. "If you think so, just ta

g I ever fell on," grinned Rector,

ht. That morning they made a breakfast on cold biscuit and snowballs at the rim of the crater. But as the sun came out they felt well repaid for al

est and hills, while to the east in the foreground were grouped many superb cinder cones, similar to the one on which they were standing, though no

nyon?" asked Tad

There in the dim distance lay the walls of the Grand Canyon, the stupendous

ay are they

You wait till we get to the edge. You ca

id they happen to be ca

butte," answ

on the landscape,

on," answered the Professor, with an assurance that forb

e Pony Rider Boys. "A w

e," added Chunky

before night. I reckon the pack train will have gone on. We'll have to live on what we have

slide and roll. The boys screamed with delight as they saw the dignifie

ied out in the hot sun. When they reached the camp they foun

nies?" cried Walt

ad, circling the camp a few

breakfast, made coffee and the others showed their appreciation of his efforts by eating all that was placed before them and calling loudly for more. Dad returned about an hour later, riding Silver Face, driving the other mustangs before him. Whe

tice to Tad's cooking, while the rest of the boys stood around watching the guide eat, offering suggestions and remarks. Dad took it all good-naturedly. He would have plenty of opportuni

was Butler's mental conclusion. "All right

high spirits. They hoped to reach their destination early on the following morning. Some

hile the mustangs were watered and permitted to graze at the ends of their ropes. The meal being finished, saddle bags were st

too. He could hardly wait until he came in sight of his beloved Canyon. But even with all their expectations the lads ha

ter a sleep of some three hours, were roughly awakened b