The boys hurried to the camp, and waited for John. When he came they hurriedly related the experience.
"That will do to investigate."
"We saw a cross in there, moving up and down."
"Have we any of the candles with us?" he asked.
"Possibly; I can soon tell."
Tom came back with the news that he had found a box of them.
"As the village is quieting down, we shall have plenty of time to make the examination to-night.[p. 90] We must wait until Muro returns, so as to get the latest news, and can then start out."
Muro returned shortly after, and together with the boys, went up the hill, and entered the mouth of the cavern. Three candles were lighted. The great cross was before them, but it was such a different thing, now that they were face to face with it. The end of the chamber, which the light penetrated, had four openings to the chambers beyond, two above and two below. These openings were separated from each other, and the white walls between the openings appeared to form the white cross.
It was wonderfully realistic, this fanciful and fantastical carving of nature through the rocky structure.
"But I saw it move; that is sure," said Tom.