Beeba

…his strength spent he staggered gasping against the wall while the natives scrambled up and out with an almost monkey-like agility beeba reached a hand down and helped ashbrook out get the electric drill we've got to get phil out of there he shouted as soon as he had regained his breath in a few minutes they were dragging the heavy apparatus to the edge of…

…when they re-entered the tomb a half hour later his step was almost jaunty accompanying them were beeba their native foreman and another native carrying small picks shovels and electric lanterns the slab still held its perpendicular position and seemed as firm as before phil turned his flashlights strong beam down into the hole revealing smooth sides and a…