Seth picked a man known to be wild and dangerous. He rushed for the black hole in the ground that led to the best place in the world. He caught the free end of the rope and lowered it.“I’m Kit Carson today.” Rafe grabbed at the rope, always wanting to check it over, but Seth was too fast for him.“I’ll be Daniel Boone.” Ethan smiled and let Rafe and Seth race to go first.They made a good team. Rafe had the caution, boring but not so bad as long as Seth didn’t have to do any worrying. Ethan made them laugh. Seth pushed them to take chances. All together it added up to being an adventure. The cavern was the perfect way to spend a day away from the sadness of home, with Pa gone trapping and Ma moping.Seth flashed a smile that as good as dared Rafe to stop him from going down that uninspected rope, but Rafe just waved him on. Seth knew the rope was well made because Rafe had made it himself.Seth skidded down. There were toeholds in the rope, and Seth could slide past them quick.
