The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-07-27

Taking into consideration the fact
that no real estate agents did business
It the address given. there was but one
construction TO be placed on the poster
1t must be warning, written III
cipher. But how To lind the key Al
ter various trials finally succeeded III
obtaining an Intelligent message from
the notice by striking out every other
word 1t read. Ii read: Fire house
tonight Watch police. Butts arrest
ers." The phrase No time 10 lose
was of course part of the message but
not In cipher. The remainder was y
blind.
was still IN the dark as to the au'
thor OF the fire. and IN the hope tha'
the second paper would reveal some
thing | look down II work on ehenls
try and began to study the sympo's
Az. silver, ri. nickel; Gu, copper fb
lead; SiO. =. oxide Of silica. Anu now
the meaning OF 1920. Suddenly an
idea dawned on me 80 improbable mat
| hesitated TO follow f. 1t would do no
harm. however. TO investigate, and TAX
Ing the first train | hatened 10 join
Perkins nj tile destroyed mansion.
found my assistant poking about the
ruins and apparently deeply absorbed
ON seeing me. he beckoned me mysterl-
ously 10 one side.
i've decided that there's something
wrong about this house" said he In an
nndertone ITS the aueerest arrange
ment ever saw. Just come over here
and take look at IT,"
Perkins led the way TO breach In
the stone wall from which we had n
good view Of the cellar.
In the first place" he began. "notice
the double wall that surrounds the en-
tire cellar. with the intervening ali
space. Now that would have the er-
feet of deadening sound. Also notice
that there are no windows IN the wall
another peculiar circumstance. Down
there Is what seems 10 be the remains
of a gas engine. Furthermore, the
heating apparatus Is most peculiar
seems 10 be cased Ike furnace. /
wonder what kind of a joint this is,
Colonel?"
I'm hardly prepared to say at pres
emit" | replied There's the place the
explosion occurred. Let's look ut that"
The spot TO which | referred was on
the south side OF the house, and al This
point everything was badly shattered
and the debris scattered for some as
lance over the lawn. II was therefore
necessary 10 make quite detonr 10
reach II. This led over part OF the
grounds that was poorly Kept anu
thickly grown with weeds. As PERKINS
was much younger than myself ne loon
the lead. and was some distance ahead
Of me. Suddenly ! heard an angry
exclamation and saw him fall violent
~ to the ground. | Immediately rush-
cd to his assistance, only to hnd that
ha had fallen over huge piece OF IRON
that lay hidden In the grass. laushei
as he rubbed his Injured shin ana hurleh
all manner OF adjectiYes at the ohehd-
ing piece of iron.
lyon needn't laugh" he cried an
erlly. ITS only because you maven
vitality enough TO make good ran mat
YOU missed this"
.well | consider II a rather lucky
fall" replied seriously. You have
solved the problem 10 my satisfaction.
| congratulate you
az don't understand" he said dubl'
onsly. examining the piece Of iron over
which he had just fallen.
"Then I'll explain. Sit down and
nurse your leg and listen. In The first
niace. we have discovered the den OF Il
gang of eounterfeiters."
How do you know
"Well. to begin with, the double wall
about the cellar and the absence OF
windows indicates that secrecy was de
sired. The presence of the gas engine
and the peculiar construction of the
furnace are circumstances that tend IL
strengthen proposition No. |. The piece
of iron on which you are sitting Is Ger
tainly part of a hydraulic press, or, fl
| technical language. screw for stamp
| ing the coin, while this small Bit ol
metal have fortunately discovered Is
one of the dies for a silver dollar. Prop
osition No. / proved-eh. Perkins,
"By Joye, you're right" exclaimed
Perkins.
"Now for proposition No. .. Granting
the accuracy OF proposition No. |, W,
will say that Mr. Craven belonged I,
n gang of counterfeiters when he resid
ed in Denver, Col That subsequent,
he moved TO New York, where for TIVE
wears he busted himself In perfectlnl
a plant 10 resume his old business. A
the completion of this plant Mr.. james
Butts appeared on the scene and tool
charge OF operations. At various time
Butts visited other plants of simla
nature, mud also solicited capital 70
his own. This accounts for the pc
culiar meetings at Mr.. Craven's house
the last Of which. according 10 tn
story OF Miss Craven, was not entlrel
harmonious You also recall her state
ment that when Butts departed he IN
formed Mr. Craven he would hear froI
him. The week before the fire MI
Butts left, and here is the message, n
doubt sent by confederate, that wa
! found tackled mp ON an elm tree nea
the house. Strike out every other wor
and read II for Yourself
Perkins took the paper and read ii.
by Joye," lie weakly repeated.
"ro continue, we will take up III
paper which you found in the llttl
iron box near the body of the decea Sc
/ Mr.. Craven. Remembering that 81
. yer dollar weighs 412la grains, there