Chapter 19
THE CABIN
At sight of the swinging skeleton, the Scouts stood rooted to the rocks. Jack was the first to recover speech.
“Jeepers! Is it a warning intended for us?”
“A little hint we’re to go no farther?” demanded Ken.
Upon closer inspection, the skeleton proved to be one of a bear with several head bones missing. Mr. Livingston cut it down with his pocket knife.
“I don’t like this,” he said.
“We may be walking into a trap,” Warner conceded. “From the map, I judge there’s no entrance or exit to Headless Hollow except through this narrow pass.”
“You mean once down there we may find it hard to get back?”
“We face that chance. There’s no question this skeleton was hung here as a warning. It was probably meant for anyone who might chance this way.”
“Then the valley must hold treasure,” Ken said, his eyes kindling.