THE CAVES OF FEAR

A RICK BRANT SCIENCE ADVENTURE STORY

BY JOHN BLAINE

GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS NEW YORK, N.Y.

COPYRIGHT, 1951, BY GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Printed in the United States of America

[Illustration: At the base of the Black Buddha, a section of the floor had swung upward.]

Contents

I CHANGES AT SPINDRIFT

II THE CIPHER MESSAGE

III HEAVY WATER

IV PROJECT X

V HONG KONG

VI THE GOLDEN MOUSE

VII THE JUNK WITH PURPLE SAILS

VIII LONG SHADOW

IX THE TRAIL TO KORSE LENKEN

X THE AMBUSH AT LLHAN HUANG

XI THE GOATSKIN WATER BAG

XII THE BUDDHIST MONK

XIII THE BLACK BUDDHA

XIV THE CAVES OF FEAR

XV THE LABYRINTH

XVI THE LAKE OF DARKNESS

XVII THROUGH A PAIR OF DARK GLASSES

XVIII THE HOSTAGES

XIX CANTON CHARLIE'S

XX HOME FLIGHT

THE CAVES OF FEAR

CHAPTER I

Changes at Spindrift