White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-20

thing as Invisible ink. At last. Har-
greaye was alive; this letter settled
all doubt in her mind on this question
Alive! And not only that, but the
girl and Jones were evidently in COM
munication with him. She summoned
a waiter, made a secret sign, and he
bowed and approached. She slipped
the letter into his hand and whisper
ed: SHOW that at the cave tomor-
row. 1t is in invisible ink and meant
for ~Hargreave."
Hes alive?"
Positively"
Very we'll" The waiter bowed
and strolled away nonchalantly.
Braine was in Boston over night,
otherwise the countess would have
taken the mysterious note at once to
him. She remained for perhaps O
quarter of an hour longer and then
left the garden. She would have
taken the letter to her own apart
ments but for the fact that the chemi-
Gals needed we're hidden in Tie cave.
Now it. happened that Florence
went out for her early ride the next
morning and crossing a field she saw
a man with a bundle under his arm.
The sun struck his profile and linn
ed it plainly, and Florence uttered a
low cry. The man had not observed
her. So, very quietly. she slipped
from the horse. tethered 1t to a tree.
and started after the man to learn
what he was doing so far from the
city. She would never forget that
face. She had seen 1t that dreadful
night when the note had lured her
into the hands of her enemies. The
face belonged to the man who had
impersonated her father.
1t occurred to her hat she might
just as well do a little detective
work on her own hook. She had
passed through so many terrifying
episodes that she was beginning to
crave for the excitement, strange as
this may seem. Like a gambler who
has once played for high stakes, she
no longer found pleasure in thimbles
and needles and pins. She followed
the man with no little skill and at
length saw him approach a knoll,
stoop, apparently press a spring, and
a hole suddenly yawned. The man
vanished quickly. and the spot took
on again its virginia. appearance. A
cavei Florence had the patience to
wait. BY and by the man appeared
again and skunk away.
When she vas sure hat he was be-
yond range. she came out from the
place of concealment. crept up the
knoll. and searched about for the
magic handle of this strange door.
Diligence rewarded her. and she soon
found herself in a large musty earth
smelling Loot was scattered
about. and there were boxes and
chairs and a large chest. Men evil
IDENTIFY met here, possibly after some
desperate adventure against society.
She found nothing to reward her
hardihood. and as she was in the act
of moving toward the caves door
she beheld with terror that it a
moving!
She was ear the chest at that
moment. The cave was not a deep
one. There was NJ tunnel. only a
wall. Resolutely she raised the lid
of the chest, stepped inside, and drew
the lid down. She was just in time.
The door opened and three men en-
tered. talking volubly. They felt
perfectly secure in talking as loudly
as they pleased.
To Florence 1t seemed almost i'm
possible that they did not hear the
thunder of her heart? Strain her
ears as. she might. she could gather
but little of what they said, except:
IF Hargreave had this paper we
might all be put on the defensive.
To an outsider 1t is a blank paper.
But the boss will be able to read II
lie SpcdhcE moVcu
away from the vicinity of the chest
and she heard no more.
Very deity Florence raised the lid
just enough to peep out. The man
who had been talking was putting the
note in his hip pocket. AS he turned
toward the chest he sat down on the
soapbox Immediately in front of the
chest. An inspiration came to the
girl an exceedingly daring one She
took her liberty in her hands as she
executed the deed. But the dimness
of the cave aided her. When she
erouched down again the magic pa
per was hers.
1t seemed hours to her before the