“This way, this way,” Cade whispered. The kids rushed into sharper chills. Dim, dark orange lanterns spaced far apart swung slowly as they jogged down the winding tunnel.
“Did you see who it was?” asked Blake.
“No, it was too dark,” Cade answered. Neon green lights appeared near the end. They began to hear ghostly whispers. “Slow down, slow down,” Cade said to the other two behind him.
“What?” asked Drew.
“I said slow…” Cade turned back as Drew ran into him. “Down.”
“Oh, we’re getting close.” The kids crept toward the bend. They got down low and listened close. Blake peered around the corner. Three dark spirits stood among the green lights. One pointed ahead and whispered, “Wait for the signal, the distant relatively slow burning flame…”
Its time to check out the next suspect. We’re on number six of seven. There is no significance to the order of the suspects in these posts because they are being presented in alphabetical order by first name. Julie Cassher is one of the seven Cashes Dade Army Leads. One of them has to be the spy, because someone was seen by Cade and his friends, talking to the dark spirits in the tunnels, getting ready to give away Cashes Dade’s key secrets. They couldn’t be seen or heard clearly enough to be identified, but a dark orange star patch was seen on their shoulder marking them as one of the seven leads. We will have seen six of the suspects after this post, with only one more to be revealed. Leave a comment below if you think you know who it is already. But before we check out her profile and an intriguing story about her, it’s time to reveal the answer for the last mystery challenge. If you haven’t read the previous post called WHAT DOES CASEY CARDADE KNOW ABOUT THE ALIENS? check it out to see if you can solve the mystery for the post and perhaps even figure out the greater mystery of the alien fountain lights in Cashes Dade.
Here is the answer: The key word in the prophecy was: determined
What are the dark spirits waiting for in the tunnel? Is the spy getting ready to reveal something important about the Cashes Dade underground? The aliens seem to be preparing something, something big…
Julie Cassher is tough and strong with short, smooth black hair.
She is kind of loud, active, and brutally honest.
She is really into puzzles and loves putting them together.
She is a loud and fast talker, constantly blurting out what’s on her mind.
She takes the sixth position in the formation for the army leads.
She is a really tough fighter. She’s great at working and leading through confusion.
Julie was a lead miner working for one of the top mining companies of Cashes Dade. She seems to have a great sense of direction in the deep dark. She dreams of making an unbelievable discovery.
The sound of Josiah Mardade’s young, sweet, energetic voice soared through the dark underground tunnel lit by small, dark orange lanterns. He sang a fast, rhythmic song to the pace of his swinging ax. Several weeks before the event of Bloody Friday, Todd Mardade’s 12 year old son, Josiah, was working in the mines with seven others led by Julie Cassher. Josiah has short, matted blonde hair and bright eyes. As he sang, bouncing along, Julie slowly paced back and forth checking the progress. Josiah’s song waves played through the tunnel, as well as up through the left side tunnel sloping high, twisting back and forth toward the upper mountain halls. His bright, energetic notes hit the pulsing dark orange lights, dancing in the glittering breeze. In a sudden chilling rush, all the lights blew out. They heard a loud crashing boom.
Julie lit up several small blue candles and sent a few miners to check the tunnel exit. The main tunnel was blocked. Frantic whispers played out. Distant ghostly whistles echoed through the lower tunnels. Julie called them all together, clapping and shouting impatiently.
“We’re going up the left tunnel. I’m going to go ahead on my own and explore the upper tunnels to find a safe way before we all get buried. Look for my dark blue light shining in the dark. Follow that.” Then she disappeared. Josiah sang a quiet, slow building, energetic song as they worked their way through the chilling dark. Their glittering blue lights pulsed to the fast rhythm of Josiah’s song, getting faster and faster. Ghostly whispers echoed back and forth in the higher tunnels when they saw the distant dark blue light, burning like a slow flame…
The final clues are Julie’s three best known quotes:
“Keep on fighting for what’s right”
“Just keep pushing on, and pushing through”
“Follow the light of the way”
