“He acts as if he’s been here before,” Ardeth observed. “Maybe he’s trying to guide us to the cave!”
“We really should turn back,” Judy said. “Oh, well, if we hurry, maybe we’ll have time to take a quick peek at the cave.”
Struggling up the sharp incline, the girls soon came to an opening amid the tall bushes. To their right was an expanse of limestone rock, badly eroded by the elements.
“There it is! The cave!” Judy cried as she discerned a small, dark opening.
Pete had gone directly to the entrance and stood there, barking and jerking his head, as if to beckon the girls.
“That dog has been here before all right!” Judy declared. “Otherwise he wouldn’t be so excited about the place.”
With Ardeth close behind, she picked her way across the rocky path to the projecting shelf. The cave opening was barely shoulder height and not more than four feet wide.
Curiously, Judy peered down into the dark interior. “It’s just a narrow passage leading gradually into a deep endless hole,” she reported. “I imagine though, that the cave may open up into a large chamber somewhere below. Want to explore?”
Judy laughed and turned to leave. Ardeth however, crouched down to direct her gaze into the opening.