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there�察  �and   I   don't   like   the   way   the   geography   of   this   place   is   behaving。 

There may be a landslide at any moment。; 

     As he spoke he motioned upward through the mist of the rain to the 



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sloping   side   of   the   mountain   towering   above   them。     Loose   stones   were 

beginning to roll down�察�accompanied by patches of earth loosened by the 

water。    Some of the patches carried with them bunches of grass and small 

bushes。 

     ;Yes�察  �it   will   be   best   to  move   into  the   jungle�察─  �said   the   professor。 

;Goosal�察�you had better take the lead。; 

     It was wonderful to see how well the aged Indian bore up in spite of 

his years�察�and walked on ahead。           They had left their mules tethered some 

distance back�察�in a sheltering clump of trees�察�and they hoped the animals 

would be safe。 

     The guide found a place where they could leave the trail�察�though going 

down a dangerous slope�察�and take to the forest。               As carefully as possible 

they   descended   this�察  �the   rain   continuing   to   fall�察  �the   wind   to   blow�察  �the 

lightning to sizzle all about them and the thunder to boom in their ears。 

     They went on until they were beneath the shelter of the thick jungle 

growth of trees�察�which kept off some of the pelting drops。 

     ;This is better� ─�exclaimed Ned�察�shaking his poncho and getting rid of 

some of the water that had settled on it。 

     ;Bless my overcoat� ─�cried Mr。 Damon。               ;We seem to have gotten out 

of the frying pan into the fire� ─�

     ;How�拭─  �asked   Tom。       ;We   are   partly   sheltered   here�察  �though   had   we 

stayed in the cave in spite of; 

     A deafening crash interrupted him�察�and following the flash one of the 

giant trees of the forest was seen to blaze up and then topple over。 

     ;Struck by lightning� ─�yelled Ned。 

     ;Yes�察  �and   it   may   happen   to   us� ─  �exclaimed   Mr。   Damon。    ;We   were 

safer from the lightning in the open。          Maybe; 

     Again came an interruption�察�but this time a different one。                 The very 

ground beneath their feet seemed to be shaking and trembling。 

     ;What is it�拭─�gasped   Ned�察�while Goosal fell   on his knees and   began 

fervently to pray。 

     ;It's an earthquake� ─�yelled Tom Swift。 

     As he spoke there came another soundthe sound of a mass of earth in 

motion。     It came from the direction of the mountain trail they had just left。 



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They looked toward it and their horror´ stricken eyes saw the whole side 

of the mountain sliding down。 

     Slowly at first the earth slid down�察�but constantly gathering force and 

speed。     In the   face   of   this   new   disaster   the   rain   seemed   to   have   ceased 

and   the   thunder   and   lightning   to   be   less   severe。 It   was   as   though   one 

force of nature gave way to the other。 

     ;Look� �Look� ─�gasped Ned。 

     In silence�察�which was broken now only by a low and ominous rumble�察�

more menacing than had been the awful fury of the elements�察�the travelers 

looked。 

     Suddenly      there   was   a  quicker    movement      of  seemingly   one     whole 

section    of   the  mountain。     Great   rocks    and   trees�察 �carried   down    by   the 

appalling force of the landslide were slipping over the trail�察�obliterating it 

as though it had never existed。 

     ;There goes the entrance to the cavern� ─�cried Ned�察�and as the others 

looked to where he pointed they saw the hole in the side of the mountain  

the   mouth   of   the   cave   that   led   to   the   lost   city   of   Kurzoncompletely 

covered by thousands of tons of earth and stones。 

     ;That's    the   end   of  them� ─   �exclaimed      Tom�察   �as  the   rumble    of  the 

earthquake died away。 

     ;Of; Ned stopped�察�his eyes staring。 

     ;Of Professor Beecher's party。          They're entombed alive� ─�



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                          CHAPTER XXIV 



                             THE REVOLVING STONE 

     Stunned�察 �not   alone  by  the   realization   of   the   awfulness   of   the   fate   of 

their rivals�察�but also by the terrific storm and the effect of the earthquake 

and   the   landslide�察  �Tom   and   his   friends   remained   for   a   moment   gazing 

toward the mouth of the cavern�察�now completely out of sight�察�buried by a 

mass of broken trees�察 �tangled bushes�察 �rocks   and   earth。          Somewhere�察 �far 

beyond that mass�察�was the Beecher party�察�held prisoners in the cave that 

formed the entrance to the buried city。 

     Tom was the first to come to a realization of what was needed to be 

done。 

     ;We must help them� ─�he exclaimed�察�and it was characteristic of him 

that he harbored no enmity。 

     ;How�拭─�asked Ned。 

     ;We   must   get   a   force   of   Indians   and   dig   them  out�察─  �was   the   prompt 

answer。 

     At   Tom's   vigorous   words   Professor   Bumper's   forces   were   energized 

into action�察�and he stated�此 �Fortunately we have plenty of excavating tools。 

We   may   be   in   time   to   save   them。 Come   on�   �the   storm   seems   to   have 

passed as suddenly as it came up�察�and the earthquake�察�which�察�after all did 

not cover a wide area�察�seems to be over。 We must start the work of rescue 

at once。    We must go back to camp and get all the help we can muster。; 

     The storm�察�indeed�察�seemed to be over�察�but it was no easy matter to get 

back over the soggy�察�rain´soaked ground to the trail they had left to take 

shelter   in   the   forest。 Fortunately   the   earthquake   had   not   involved   that 

portion where they had left their mules�察�but most of the frightened animals 

had   broken   loose�察  �and   it   was   some   little   time   before   they   could   all   be 

caught。 

     ;It is no use to try to get back to camp to´ night�察─�said Tom�察�when the 

last of the pack and saddle animals had been corralled。               ;It is getting late 

and there is no telling the condition of the trail。          We must stay here until 

morning。; 

     ;But what about them�拭─�and Mr。 Damon nodded in the direction of the 



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entombed ones。 

     ;We can help them best by waiting until the beginning of a new day�察─�

said the professor。      ;We shall need a large force�察�and we could not bring it 

up to´night。      Besides�察�Tom is right�察�and if we tried to go along the trail 

after dark�察�torn and disturbed as it is bound to be by the rain�察�we might get 

into   difficulties   ourselves。    No�察  �we   must   camp   here   until   morning   and 

then go for help。; 

     They all decided finally this was best。          The professor�察�too�察�pointed out 

that their rivals were in a large and roomy cave�察�not likely to suffer from 

lack of air nor food or water�察�since they must have supplies with them。 

     ;The   only  danger   is   that   the   cave   has   been   crushed   in�察─  �added Tom�察�

;but in that event we would be of no service to them anyhow。; 

     The   night   seemed   very   long�察  �and   it   was   a   most   uncomfortable   one�察�

because of the   shock and   exertions   through   which the   party  had   passed。 

Added to this was the physical discomfort caused by the storm。 

     But in time there was the light in the east that meant morning was at 

hand�察�and with it came action。          A hasty breakfast�察�cups of steaming coffee 

forming a most welcome part�察�put them all in better condition�察�and once 

more they were on their way�察�heading back to the main camp where they 

had left their force of Indians。 

     ;My� ─�exclaimed Tom�察�as they made their way slowly along�察 �it surely 

was   some   storm�   �Look   at   those   big   trees   uprooted   over   there。   They're 

almost   as   big   as   the   giant   redwoods   of   California�察  �and   yet   they   were 

bowled over as if they were tenpins。; 

     ;I wonder if the wind did it or the earthquake�察─�ventured Mr。 Damon。 

     ;No    wind    could   do   that�察─ �declared    Ned。    ;It   must   have    been   the 

landslide caused by the earthquake。; 

     ;The wind could do it if the ground was made soft by the rain�察�and that 

was probably what did it�察─�suggested Tom。 

     ;There is no harm in settling the point�察─�commented Professor Bumper。 

;It is not far off our trail�察�and will take only a few minutes to go over to 

the trees。    I should like to get some photographs to accompany an article 
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