Hal Kenyon Disappears

ost screaming!" moaned Frank Bowler as he wri

his feet. Then he took him by the hand and led h

very lusty, and we're going to get him out as soon as

he boy still wildly. "Don't let them hang me, Dr. By

o what a

first time that evening found it possible to shed tears, and they came

aterfall. He's drownded; I know it. I saw him

. "Nobody's going to hang you, whatever you did. They d

tell his story less hysterically. Through a series of pointed questions the doctor finally drew from him all the det

ry, Frank. Hal isn't drowned. He's safe behind the

sisted the boy, his eyes

caused you to think you saw him fall. He was probably on the ledg

hat his companion had done and attempted to reassure him that no serious damage, beyond

so hurriedly. He did not know that Frank believed he had killed his friend, but supposed the impetuous lad was ha

ept close to the roaring water, and he was able to see but little. He was afraid to venture far back lest

a bag of soft leather and contained half a peck, seemingly of small stones or quartz. The string, run through a dozen eyes near the opening, was tied, an

that had ceased to puzzle him. Frank was very impetuous, and undoubtedly had realized at once that it would be useless, on account of the noise of the waterfal

place, and he was becoming alarmed. What could have happened to Frank? Had he fallen into the river and-no, that could not be. Hal had watched

s to Mr. Porter, or else it was deemed too dark to attempt a rescue at once. The west shore was pretty steep and a single misstep in the dark mig

The buildings of the school were lighted by a small electric plant connected with the shops, and they were heated with steam pipes and radiators, so that there was little call for t

oon in the ca?on. However, from the point where he had crossed over on the plank he could look out and see dim

f rescuers, but as time grew into more than an hour and nobody appeared, he continued to g

become extremely tired of standing in one position so long. Indeed, he was almost ready to pitch ove

derclothing became wet to the skin at the knees in a short time. This, howeve

kefarm. This warmed him up and he returned to the edge of the cave. He would have been glad to lie down and sleep unti

t wise to stand back several feet for fear lest, in a moment of dizziness or drowsiness, he lose his balance and pitch forward and down with the falli

y who carried them and was certain that they were coming to

was puzzled. What could this mean? Why did they not ford the river at once and c

alling water shut off his view of them. They remained out of his sight, however, for presently they walked

erved the four now engaged in a seemingly puzzled discussion, the waterfall prisoner decided that it was time for him to do something to attract attention.

und of his voice was drowned in the noise of the waterfall. This conclusion threw him into despair. All sorts of direful forebodings now crowded his brain. Maybe Frank was drowned after all, and the searching par

ntil his throat became so irritated that he had to quit. Then he caught some of

half that they spent in the timber, the boy kept up a succession of screams and cries for help. Naturally the uncertainty of the situation h

the shore, but could not make out what they were doing. He continued his cries for help; he pitched his voice in every possible key, instinctively realizing that certain keys were more

clubs in a thicket, and return once more to the waterfall. They passed beyond his vision, as

t pitch. But he put most stress on the first word, wh

As the light of the lanterns was thrown on that frightened youth's face, Hal saw him fall d

sten long to his story. They seemed suddenly to decide on a course of action; they walked farther down the stream to the fording place where two of them pull

ed their way carefully toward the cataract. Hal was certain now he was about to

to the waterfall. By this time Hal could distinguish the features of the two men in the light of their l

rake and extended it toward the fall. Finding the thin section of the ca

of a piece of paper tied to it. He set the lantern down, broke the string around the paper, and spread out t

tomobile for some planks to make a bridge. Can you mak

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