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

aken place. The guide, however, had known from the first. He feared that

wn or up the Canyon, but each of sufficient force to send shivers up and down the

his feet. "I won't be killed any quicker standing

eep close to the wall," ordered

uide. They had to shout in speaking in order to make themselves heard above

g on up there

in fall

hunky. "I knew something would f

situation was too

rock slide?" ques

ed Nance. "Mo

y are raining down on us. We're lu

fraid the shelf isn't going to p

short up to the wall. I've seen rock slides, but never anything quite

ace haunted? Don't tell me it is. Haven't I got enoug

ats?" shouted

y. "I said g-h-o-s-t-s, spooks, spookees or sp

are not losing y

ose my life. Mind wouldn't be any u

s dying out,

weighing many tons, struck the rock just above their heads, then bounded off into the river, which it st

a guardian," said t

the smaller pieces that broke off," answere

to stay cooped up in t

ac

maybe," an

down and was asleep in a short time. Stacy woke with a start when another giant rock smote

o you suppose a fellow'

is feet when he saw the dra

r of them?" he a

with a nod. "It is

lie down again. I never can sleep any more after bei

all through the black, terrifying night. The Colorado, into which billions of g

the river overflowing

pp

u can see for yourself. But there's no telling how long those fellows will continue

ture is determined to give us our money's worth in experience.

ledge. He was just in time. A giant boulder struck the earth right in front of their place of refuge. From that moment on no one ventured out. About an hour before da

yramid and the Algonkin Terraces far above them on the opposite side of the gorge.

heads! T

rofessor, Ned and Walter in the order named, with

fine morning?" glowed

bunged up. How

smiling," a

she doesn't grin, I w

if I'll st

to get breakfast

l attend to," said Tad. "We are lo

tiffened from sleeping in puddles, from which they were obliged to dip the water for

n the faces of the others. Tad observed this, but made no comm

rouch on this lovely

ver have

are rising. I t

of the time than to have my tongue hanging out

e about all for you,

we have finished here?

nc

" was the b

ask w

we can'

dered Profes

ong. What that something was

o up Bright Ang

y won't we?"

y. "The bad place in the trail was all torn out by the ripping boulders last ni

going to do?" cr

here. Escape is for the p

up a trail lower

iver, and the river is just as bad as the wall

olemnly. Theirs was, indeed, a serious pre