The Secret People, John Beynon Harris

Rocket to the Earth’s Core
It was an ultra-scientific machine- but it plunged Mark and Margaret into the weirdest of primitive worlds… a land beneath the Earth’s surface and forgotten by time, In those dimly lit caverns, a strange and forgotten race fought a desperate battle for survival… and blind chance would decide whether their captives would be rulers or slaves. The one certain thing was that there was no way out. (originally published in 1935)

The Cave Girl

The creature dodged back, and the blow that would have crushed its skull grazed a hairbreadth from its face. Waldo struck no second blow, and the cold sweat sprang to his forehead when he realized how nearly he had come to murdering a young girl. “I crave your pardon,” he said. “I had no idea that there was a lady here. I am very glad that I did not injure you.” But now his attention was required by more pressing affairs — the cave men were returning to the attack. . . .
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