"What luck?" asked Hal.
"Good," said Chester. "I have touched something. Feels like a log."
"Can you pull it loose?"
"If I do we're likely to be crushed down here."
"If you don't we're likely to suffocate down here," returned Hal. "I can
scarcely get my breath now. We'll have to take a chance."
"Then I'll have a try at it," said Chester. "Be ready to crouch close to
the side of the pit when I give the word. I'll come down on top of you
and we'll trust to luck that the debris falls clear."
"All right," said Hal. "Yell when you're ready."
Again Chester tested the covering with his hands. At last he struck a
spot where he could obtain a grip. He decided to throw his weight on it
and see if it would come down. He took a firm hold and then called:
"All right, Hal! Stoop quickly!"
CHAPTER X
UNEXPECTED VISITORS
Came a low, rumbling sound from overhead and a shower of dirt poured
down on Hal as he crouched in his corner. Chester still swung to and fro
from above. The lad felt something give, and believing that the mass
above was about to fall, he dropped quickly alongside Hal and buried his
face in his arms.
But nothing happened.
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