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[Carmany <le...@ni...>]

E mine. Jimmy started in to lifting several of the rocks and tossing
them aside. With his customary zeal, he fancied that if they all got to
work they might in a short time bore through the barrier. "Be careful
there!" warned Jack, as the action of the "busy bee" dislodged several
other masses of rock, and Jimmy had a narrow escape from being crushed.
"Yes," added Ned, hastily, "better leave that alone for the present,
Jimmy. For every pound you take away three will drop down, because you
can see how the shock has loosened everything above you." "But my stars!
we ain't goin' to stand for being sealed up here like a lot of old
mummies, are we?" gasped Jimmy. "Why, whatever would we do for grub; and
then a feller wants to have a fresh drink every once in a while? Ned,
we've just _got_ to break out of this!" "You bet we do!" added Frank,
who did not like the bitter prospect any more than the one who was
putting up such a savage protest. "Tell me, how you're going to do it
then," said Teddy. Neither of the scouts answered. The fact of the
matter was that while they were so vehement in their declaration not to
stand, they did not have the least idea how the trouble might be
remedied. As usually happened, it becam