A square of light lay on the floor, the sunlight falling through a cut in the rocky roof.
"We haven't ventured any farther than this," Glen said.

"We were shaky about coming in this far, for there is no knowing what one will find in these holes.

It is dark in the rooms beyond, and it is what one can't see that he is afraid of." "Besides," Jack Bosworth cut in, "we were hungry when we got here, and--" "Great Scott!" shouted Shaw.

"Do you mean that you've brought something to eat?
Lead me to it.

I never was so hungry in all me blameless life." Following the custom of Boy Scouts when preparing for a trip into an unknown country, the three boys had provided themselves with a good supply of provisions, and the hungry ones they had found were soon enjoying a very satisfying meal.
"After we fill up," Frank said, busy with a whole pie, "we'll get our flashlights and see what's in those other rooms.