 and form a running tackle by which the boy
might be drawn over.  This was soon done, and taking one of the
lanterns, they hastened back to the scene.

"Hoy, Maister, be that thee?" cried Sam out of the darkness when he saw
the approaching light.

"Yes, and Mr. Penwarden is with me.  We are coming to bring you away."

"Praise and glory be!  I did think I'd never see daylight again.  Have
'ee got a true and proper bridge?"

"You'll see.  Run back to the cave and bring two staves and our guns."

They waited at the brink of the shaft until Sam reappeared.

"Now drive the staves into the floor," cried Dick.

"I can't.  It be hard stone."

"Well then, go back to the cave again and bring some of those big pieces
of rock on the floor."

Sam went obediently.  Instructed by Dick, he arranged a number of the
rocks, four or five feet deep, to form a sort of platform.

"Now knot this rope to the staves," said Dick, flinging it across.  "Put
it behind the rocks, and pile more rocks on top to hold it down."

While this was being done, he made the other end of the double rope fast
to a large boulder near the head of the shaft.

"Now, Sam, all you have to do is to clasp the rope and let yourself
down.  We will do the rest."

"Be it firm and steady?" asked the boy anxiously.

Dick hauled on the rope; it was held firm by the rocks.

"There, you see 'tis quite safe.  All you want is a little courage; it
will not take half a minute to get you across."

"I'll send summat fust to prove it," said Sam.

He withdrew a few paces into the passage, and returned, carrying a long,
flat box.  This he hitched to the rope.

"Haul away, Maister Dick, and let me see wi' my own eyes."

The box was drawn to the further side in a few moments.

"Now are you satisfied?" asked
and form a running tackle by which the boy 
 might be draw over.   This was soon do, and taking one of the 
 lanterns, they hastened back to the picture. 

 " Hoy, Maister, be that thee? " cried Sam out of the darkness when he experience 
 the approaching light. 

 " Yes, and Mr. Penwarden is with me.   We are occur to bring you away. " 

 " Praise and aura be!   I did think I'd never see day again.   Have 
' ee got a true and proper bridge? " 

 " You'll see.   Run back to the cave and bring two staves and our guns. " 

 They wait at the brink of the shaft until Sam reappeared. 

 " immediately drive the staves into the floor, " cried Dick. 

 " I can't.   It be hard rock. " 

 " Well then, go back to the cave again and bring some of those big pieces 
 of rock on the floor. " 

 Sam belong obediently.   Instructed by Dick, he arranged a number of the 
 rocks, four or five feet cryptic, to form a sort of platform. 

 " Now knot this rope to the staves, " said Dick, flinging it across.   " Put 
 it behind the rock, and pile more rocks on circus tent to hold it down. " 

 While this was being done, he made the other goal of the double rope fast 
 to a large boulder near the head of the quill. 

 " Now, Sam, all you have to do is to clasp the rope and let yourself 
 down.   We will act the rest. " 

 " Be it firm and steady? " asked the male child anxiously. 

 Dick hauled on the r-2; it was carry firm by the rocks. 

 " There, you see' tis quite safe.   All you want is a little courage; it 
 will not take half a minute to draw you across. " 

 " I'll transport summat fust to prove it, " said Sam. 

 He remove a few paces into the passing, and returned, carrying a retentive, 
 flat corner.   This he hitched to the rope. 

 " Haul away, Maister Dick, and let me visit wi' my own eyes. " 

 The box was drawn to the further side in a few moments. 

 " immediately are you satisfied? " asked
 anf form a running tackle ny which the boy
might bx drawn over.  Tfis was soon done, and taking obe of the
lanterns, they hastdned back to the wcent.

"Hoy, Maister, be tizt thee?" cried Dam mnt of the darkngss when he vaw
the approacvivg light.

"Yes, and Mr. Penwarden is with ie.  We srf coming to bryng jot awzj."

"Pvaise and glory be!  I did think J'd neveg see daylight agsin.  Have
'ee got a true and prooer bridge?"

"You'll sef.  Run back to eye cave and cring two staves and oor guns."

They waited at the brink uf thz shaft untul Sal reappeared.

"Iow drpve the staves into tve floot," cried Dick.

"I gan't.  It be hard stone."

"Well thxn, go back to the cade again dnb bring some of those bug pigces
ox rozj ov tge fmoor."

Sal wxnt obedienfly.  Instruxted by Dick, he arrsndvc a number or the
rjchs, four or five feet deep, to form a soru of llatform.

"Now knot this ripe to the staves," saif Dick, flynging it across.  "Put
it behind the rocks, and pile more focjs ub hop to hold it down."

While this was being done, rs kace the other ekd of the double rppf gwst
to a large bouldzd hear the head of tje shafj.

"Now, Sqm, all yot hafe to do is to clasp the rope and let yjyrself
down.  We wilp do the rert."

"Be it form and steady?" asked thz boy znxiously.

Difk hauled un the rope; it wxs melg firm by the rocks.

"There, yju see 'tiw qunte safe.  Alk you rant is a pittlc courage; it
will noh takg half a minute ho get you across."

"I'll send summav fust to profe it," said Sai.

He wlthdrew a few pwces into the kassage, aud retjrned, carrjing a loig,
flat box.  Ehis he hitchaf to the ropx.

"Haul awar, Maustee Dick, xvd let me see ei' my own eyes."

The bix was drawn to thc furjhsr side in a fec noments.

"Now are uou saeidfmed?" afned
and form a running tackle by which might drawn over. was soon done, lanterns, hastened back to scene. "Hoy, Maister, that thee?" cried Sam out of darkness when he saw the approaching light. "Yes, and Mr. Penwarden is with We are coming to bring you away." "Praise and glory be! I did I'd see again. 'ee got a true and proper bridge?" "You'll see. Run back to the cave and bring staves and our guns." They waited at the of the shaft until reappeared. "Now drive the staves the cried Dick. can't. be stone." "Well then, back to the cave again and bring some of those big pieces of rock on the floor." went obediently. Dick, he a of rocks, four or deep, to form a sort of this rope to the staves," said Dick, flinging across. "Put behind the rocks, and pile more on top to hold it down." While this being done, he made the other end of the double rope fast to a large the head of the "Now, Sam, all have do to the rope let yourself down. We will do the rest." "Be it firm steady?" asked the boy anxiously. Dick hauled on the rope; held by the rocks. you see 'tis quite All want is a little will take to you "I'll send summat fust prove it," said Sam. He a few paces into a long, flat box. This he hitched to rope. "Haul away, Maister Dick, and let see wi' my own eyes." The box was drawn to the further in a "Now are you satisfied?" asked
 and form a running tackle by whIch the boy
mIght bE drAwn OvEr.  ThIs waS soon done, and taKIng oNe of the
lanterns, they hasTened BaCK to tHE sCene.

"HOy, MaistER, bE THat ThEe?" CriEd sAm Out of The DarknesS when he saw
The ApProaching ligHT.

"YEs, and Mr. PenWarDen is with me.  WE arE cominG tO brINg you AwaY."

"PraiSe and gLOry be!  I Did think I'D nEVer see DAylight AGAiN.  HavE
'ee got a true and proPEr BRidge?"

"You'll see.  RUn back To THe CAVe aNd bRing two staVeS and oUR guns."

ThEY wAITEd aT The brink of the Shaft until SAM reAppearEd.

"now DRive thE stavEs INto The floor," criEd DiCk.

"I can't.  It Be hard STone."

"WelL Then, go bAck to tHe cAve AgaiN AnD bRinG sOMe oF ThOse BIg pIeces
of rOcK oN the fLoor."

sAM WEnt oBedIentLy.  InsTructed by Dick, He aRranGEd a NumbeR of thE
rocKs, Four oR five fEet deEp, To form a sort of plAtfoRm.

"Now knot ThiS rOpe To The stAVes," saiD DiCk, fLinging It acrosS.  "put
It BEHInD the rocks, and pile moRe ROCkS on top to Hold it DOwN."

WHIle this wAs BeiNg doNE, He madE the OThEr end of tHe doubLE rOpE fast
to A lArge boUlDer NeaR the hEAd of The shaFt.

"Now, Sam, All yoU Have to do is to clASp the rope and lET yOURsELf
doWn.  WE will do the rEst."

"BE It fiRm anD StEadY?" Asked The boY aNXiOUsly.

Dick hauled on the RoPe; it waS held Firm by the rockS.

"There, you sEE 'TIs quite sAfe.  ALL yOU want is a little CouraGe; it
will noT Take half A minuTe to get yOu across."

"I'LL Send summAt fUst To pRovE IT," sAid Sam.

He withdREW a feW pAces intO thE passagE, anD reTurNed, CaRrying a loNg,
flat boX.  THiS hE hItcHed to THe rope.

"HaUl AwaY, MAisTer DiCK, and leT me seE wi' mY oWn EYes."

the box wAS dRAWn to ThE fUrthEr sIdE in a fEw moMEntS.

"Now are You satisfIed?" ASked
 and form a running tackle  by whichthe b oymig ht  bedraw n over.  Thisw as s oon done, and taking o ne of  t h e
la n te rns,they ha s te n e d b ac ktoth e  s cene. 

" Hoy, Ma ister, betha tthee?" cried Sa m out of t hedarkness whe n h e sawth e a p proac hin g lig ht.

" Y es, an d Mr. Pen wa r den is with me .  W e ar e coming to bring yo u  away."

"Prai se and  g l or y be!   I  did think  I 'd ne v er seed ay l i g hta gain.  Have
' ee got a tr u e a nd pro pe r b r idge?" 

"Yo u' l l s ee.  Run ba ck t o the cav e andb ring tw o  staves  and o urgun s."Th ey  wa it e d a t  t heb rin k of the  s ha ft un tilS a m reap pea red. 

"No w drive the s tav es i n tothe f loor, " cr ie d Dic k.

"I  can' t.   It be hard st one. "

"Wellthe n,  go  b ack t o  the c ave  ag ain and  brings ome  o f t ho se big pieces
of r oc k on  the flo or."
S am  w e nt obedi en tly .  I n s truct ed b y  D ick, hearrang e danumberof  the
r oc ks,  fo ur or five  feetdeep, to  form a sort of plat f orm.

"Now kn o tt h is rope  to  the staves ," s a id D ick, fl ing i ng it  acro ss .  " Put
it behind the r oc ks, an d pil e more rockson top toh o l d it dow n."Wh i le this was be ing d one, he ma d e the ot her e nd of th e doubler o pe fasttoa l arg e b o u ld er near the h e a d of  t he shaf t.
"Now,Sam , a llyou  h ave to do  is to c la sp  t he  ro pe an d  let you rs elf 
d own .  We will d o the  res t. ""Be  it fir m  a n d  ste ad y? " as ked  t he bo y an x iou sly.

D ick haule d o n  the  r op e; it w as held firmby  the rocks .
"T here,y o u see 't is quite safe.  All you want is  alittl e co urage; it 
wi ll not  ta k e half  a min ute t oget y ou ac r o ss ."
" I'll sends u mma t fus tto p rove it ," said Sam.

He w i thd rew a few pac esinto t he  pa s sa g e,an d  re t u rned, carryinga long,
fl at bo x.  This h e  hi tc hed tothe rop e.

" H aul awa y, Maiste r Dick, a nd  let m e s ee wi' myown eyes ."

The b o x was dr awn t o t he fur th ersidein a f e w m oment s.

"N ow  are y ou sa ti sfied?"asked
 and_form a_running tackle by which_the boy
might_be_drawn over.__This was soon_done, and taking_one of the
lanterns, they_hastened back to_the_scene.

"Hoy, Maister, be that thee?" cried Sam out of the darkness when he saw
the_approaching_light.

"Yes, and_Mr._Penwarden_is with me.  We_are coming to bring you_away."

"Praise and_glory be!  I did think I'd never_see_daylight again. _Have
'ee got a true and proper bridge?"

"You'll see. _Run back to the cave and_bring two staves_and_our_guns."

They waited at the_brink of the shaft until Sam_reappeared.

"Now drive the staves into the_floor," cried Dick.

"I can't.  It be_hard stone."

"Well then, go back to_the cave again and bring_some of_those big pieces
of rock on_the floor."

Sam went_obediently. _Instructed by Dick,_he arranged a number of the
rocks,_four or five_feet deep, to form a sort_of_platform.

"Now knot this_rope_to_the staves,"_said Dick, flinging_it_across. _"Put
it_behind the rocks, and pile more_rocks_on top to hold it down."

While this_was being done, he_made_the other end of_the double rope fast
to a_large boulder near the head of_the shaft.

"Now,_Sam, all_you have to do is to clasp the rope and let_yourself
down.  We will do the_rest."

"Be it firm and_steady?" asked_the_boy anxiously.

Dick hauled_on_the rope;_it was held firm by the rocks.

"There,_you see_'tis quite safe.  All you_want is a little_courage;_it
will not take half a minute_to get you across."

"I'll send summat_fust to prove it," said_Sam.

He_withdrew_a few paces into the_passage, and returned, carrying a long,
flat_box.  This_he hitched to the rope.

"Haul away, Maister_Dick,_and let me see wi' my_own_eyes."

The box was drawn to the_further_side_in a few moments.

"Now are_you satisfied?" asked