ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1935, Page 19 (Supplement)

ADVENTURES OF THE CHUMS

We left the chums waiting for darkness before setting out to try to dwcover whether the man had anything to do with the disappearance of Richard. At last Ey considered it was dark enough. Only Ted and Gwen were going, and soon ihev were clenibering/over the stockade. ~ “There is nobody about,” said Ted, who was, first over. Come along. “Right!” said Gwen. “I can see the.ground. Gwen can see in the darkness, as you know.

Nov the first thins Ted end Gwen decided to do was to make to the spot where the man had not wished Gwen .... j s probably somewhere “If he has hidden Richard anywhere, said, Gwen, it is prooao y near there, and he will have to come that way. S°we y ™ 7 boulder he will not be able to pass in the moonlight without us seeing him. ,

You will see by this picture that matters are getting than ever, and terribly thrilling. Gwen was quite right m her ideas. They had t wait for some time before anything happened, but at last their P a * ™ rewarded. Silently, in the light of the moon, the man came along the cliff, and passed them without a glance. “He is carrying something on his back, said led. „ “Yes'.” said Gwen. “Come along—be as careful as you can.

Very cautiously, keeping in the .cover of all the boulders they passed Gwen and Ted stole after the man. They were to be well rewarded for their trouble, for he led them to a very rocky part of the island, and, in the shadow of some large rocks, they saw him disappear into a cave. “That’s where Richard is,” said Gwen. "Come along and well discuss our next move.” .

Finding a spot where they could see the man when', he came out from the cave, Ted and Gwen sat down to discuss how they should take advantage of what they had discovered. “We must get into the cave,” said Ted. « “Yes! but not until it is safe,” said Gwen. “Now listen. We will watch the man come put, and then make certain he is going back home. We should then have plenty of time to find Richard, and release him.”

According to their plan, Ted and Gwen, waited for the man to come out of mvp Thev noticed that the bag he carried was empty. “That shows that Richard is all right,” said Gwen, “for it must have been m with a sigh of relief, “that’s something anyway.” They followed the man for a distance until they felt certain that he was making for home. . ~ ■' “Now,” said Gwen, “is our chance. Come along. It is certainly getting exciting, isn’t it? ,