The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1911-12-28

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Cynthia Lane. pfetented by her lAcb
OF means fromy going 10 Horned pt<
search for the money, resumed her
quiet life In the cid mansion. often
pondering upon the mysterious utter
ances of Mr. Phillips. whom she fro
QuentIy met.
"Found the treasure yet. Miss Gym
thin y he would ask. with q keen
glance from under his shaggy brows.
mo-" she once replied ruefulIy. II
am afraid must possess fortune to
find q fortune-
Tut, tut. chlIds he said somewhat
sternly. Cant you trust your Uncle
William to. have given you an equal
chance with your cousins? Use your
wits! Use your witsr' @sls;.
But uncle said he never had been
in Bornea, and SO 1 cannot see'-ss
use your wits!. snapped tile law
yer as he bowed himself away.
After that Cynthia did use her. wits.
but apparently to no definite purpose.
and SO the long year dragged to ifs
close. Then one day. eighteen months
after the conference in the library, the
lawyer appeared. accompanied by the
Lane brothers..
Both Allen and Burton were BUR-
prisingly changed. They were bronzed
by exposure 70 tropical suns and
winds. and the free open air life had
evidently restored them to a full meas
ure of the health they lacked. for they
stood before Cynthia with staiwarf,
~k~ t<xlx a
there was a dogged grimness In their
expressions that denoted failure In
their undertaking.
When the greetings were over and
they were seated about the library
table Cynthia asked quietly, "What
luck. cousinsr"
None" replied Burton bitterly. "As
far as 1 can learn at this late day
Uncle William had never been IN Bor-
neo" SIS
For my part 1 cannot understand
why he should send us on avid goose
chase. Under the circumsfances a
compromise must be made or shall
contest the will.- protested Allen.
you signed an agreement" re-
marked the lawyer calmly IF the
money is not found by the first Of the
year. when the two years have ex-
pIred. why. the entire sum goes to
| create scholarships in the Conserva-
tory of Music.
Cynthia arose and. her face turn
ing from white to red. said slowly.
mo one has asked what success have
had"
you, What do you meany' inquired
Allen Lane. In manifest alarm.
81 mean," said Cynthia, .'that have
dug for and discovered tie treasure
buried under, the islnnd OF Borneo."
| Mr.. Phillips rubbed his hands excit-
ediy. and his kind eyes twinkied mer-
riiy. "Now. now. my dear Miss Gym
thia. this is a surprise! Pray. tell us
about IT.
Cynthia. still standing. rested her
slender finger tips on the table and
spoke: After your departure. cousins.
naturally thought much OF the mat
ter. The result of this was that !
concluded that my uncle would never
have included me among the contest
ants for his money IL he had not In
tended I should have an equal chance
with yourselves Wealth I had not.
Means were not offered to pay my ex-
penses to Borneo so In the seclusion OF
the library here l followed you. my
cousins. around the world 10 the Is
land of Borneo." She drew the huge
globe OF the world toward her as she
spoke and whirled IL slowly around.
II traced your course from Singa-
pore to Kuching and thence to Dakar.
Then by studying the scale OF miles on
the map and making proper deductions
believed l could put my pencil on
the very point In the island where You
were to dig for the treasure.
Cynthia paused. quite pale now,
while the brothers stared at her with
strained eyes. Mr.. Phillips wore his
perpetual smile. srszp-~
Then she continued. II pressed
the point of my pencil hrmly into the
globe on the exact spot. saying TO my
self in my foolish play as treasure
seeker. Il will dig here when to my
amazement this happened" AZ she
spoke the words she pressed her pencil
point firmly upon the globe. and the
great ball dropped I'm hinged halves
before them. In the aluminium cavi-
ties thus exposed were stuffed many
documents tightly wedged together
The brothers leaped to their feet.
Allen turned passionafeiy to the law
yer You knew this nil the time.''
he shouted =,
.Give me the papers, said Mr.. Phil
lips calmly. and when Cynthia had
complied with the rcWiest he sorted
them deftiy and threw an envelope
across the table to Allen. Read that
aloud" he commanded brusquely.
Allen Lane read In his very harsh ac-