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CHAPTER VIII. DISOWNED AND DISGRACED. Evidently Captain Cameron was determined that Linn should not escape, as his supposed confederate had just — done. He kept a tight grip on the lad’s arm, and though they moved as rapidly as the narrowness of the path would admit—and at imminent risk of slipping into the creek—they were far outdistanced by the rest of the — party. The three horses, meanwhile, had been left stand- ing in the glade at the mouth of the run, quietly grazing = on the grass. : A sharp turn of the path finally brought Linn and the — captain to the yawning, black mouth of Alexander's Cave. — In the entrance stood Bruce, Steve, and the two guards, all very much heated and excited. a “Tt’s no use, captain,’ cried Sanders. “He’s given us- the slip.” “Gone in the cave, do you mean?” demanded Captain Cameron. “That’s bad. I’m sorry you couldn’t over- | take him in time.”’ 3 “We did our level best, sir,” said Marsh, “but he ran like a deer, in spite of his sprained ankle.” | “We followed him back to where the passage ends at the wall,” added Sanders, “and saw him shin up like a cat and wriggle through the crevice at the top. It was no use to follow without a light.” “No, that’s true,’ admitted the captain, who seemed — much vexed and angered. “This is a most provoking af- | fair, and it must be entirely settled before I leave for eee + x > St ee a i ’ a . ae »~% Vue , ore, mAs ‘ & a