"
"Well, said Stevens, "there's a good place to hide back
here-a cave, with no one knows how many rooms. It was a
fine residence some day. Come on. We found it while looking
for a place to rest."
"And you said there were no subterraneous temples in Chihuahua,"
said Shaw, addressing himself to Fenton. "You said they were
all in the neck of Central America."
"You wait a second, and you'll see whether there are or not,"
said Glen Howard.
Then the speaker led the way to the entrance of what appeared
to be a very large ante-chamber, there being openings which
resembled doorways at the back. Both the side walls and the
floor were of rock, and showed evidences of the work of man.
A square of light lay on the floor, the sunlight falling through
a cut in the rocky roof.
"We haven't ventured any farther than this," Glen said. "We were
shaky about coming in this far, for there is no knowing what one
will find in these holes. It is dark in the rooms beyond, and it
is what one can't see that he is afraid of."
"Besides," Jack Bosworth cut in, "we were hungry when we got
here, and--"
"Great Scott!" shouted Shaw. "Do you mean that you've brought
something to eat? Lead me to it. I never was so hungry in
all me blameless life."
Following the custom of Boy Scouts when preparing for a trip
into an unknown country, the three boys had provided themselves
with a good supply of provisions, and the hungry ones they had
found were soon enjoying a very satisfying meal.
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