THE MAN CAUGHT THE END OF THE GUN.
The man caught the end of the gun and Paul took hold of Chet's hand. Two efforts were made, the first time the man letting the gun slip and sinking deeper than ever. But the second effort was successful, and, panting from his unusual exertion, the man reached the solid ground and fell exhausted.
CHAPTER V.
Good Cause for Alarm
It was several minutes before the man who had been rescued from the sink hole could sit up and talk. His hat was gone, and with a dirty face and tangled, muddy hair, he presented a sorry spectacle.
"I'm very thankful to you for what you have done," were his first words, accompanied by a look that told plainly he felt what he said. "I thought I was at the end of my string sure, as they say in these parts."
"I allow that's a bad hole to get into," returned Chet. "I wouldn't want to get into it myself."
"And may I ask to whom am I indebted for my life?" continued the man.