Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-26

crack showed something standing Just without
 D'Arnot sighted along the blue barrel at the crack of the door and then pulled the trigger.
 When the expedition returned. fol- lowing their fruitless endeavor to sue cor D'Arnot. Captain Dufranne was anxious to steam away as quickly as possible, and all save Jane Porter had acqulesced
 "No," she said determinedly, 'T shall not go. nor should you. for there are two friends in that jungle who will come out of 1t some day expecting to find us awaiting them"
 But poor DArnot's uniform and all his belongings were found in that will lage. Miss Porter" argued the captain. ''The natives showed great excitement when questioned as to the white mans | fate"
 But they did not admit that he was dead As for his clothes and accouter-, ments being ln their possession. more civilized peoples than these poor saw age negroes strip their prisoners of every article of value whether they in tend killing them or not" Possibly your forest man was cap ured or killed by the savages," sug- sested Captain Dufranne.
 The girl laughed.
 You do net know him." she replied. s little thrill of pride setting her nerves l-tingle at the thought that she spoke of her own.
 waiting for, this superman of yours" laughed the captain. "i most certainly should like to see him. The cruiser shall wait few days longer"
 "We can utilize the morrow in re- covering the chest, professor" suggest ed Mir. Philander.
 Quite so. quite so. Mir. Philander. had almost forgotten the treasurer exclaimed Professor Porter Possibly we can borrow some men to assist us and some of the prisoners to point out the location of the chest"
 Most assuredly. my dear professor. We are all yours to command" said the captain.
 It was arranged that on the next day Lieutenant Charpentier was to take a detail of ten men and one of the mutt neers vf the Arrow as a guide and un- earth the treasure: also that the cruiser would remain for a full week in the little harbor. At the end of that time lt was to be assumed that D'Arnot was truly dead and that the forest man would not return while they remained. Then the two vessels were to leave with all the party. Professor Porter did not accompany the treasure seekers on the following day, but when he saw them return ing empty handed toward noon he has
 tened forward to meet them, his usual preoccupied indifference entirely van ished, and in it's place nervous and excited manner.
 Where is the treasurer he cried tc
 Clayton while yet hundred feet sep
 aratcd them.
 Clayton shook his head. Gone" he said as he neared ths professor.
 "Gone! It cannot be. Who could
 have taken itr cried Professor Porter Heaven only knows. professor" re piled Clayton. We might have though the fellow who guided us was lyinl about the location. but his surprise an, consternatioD on finding no chest be
 heath the body of Snipes were too req to be feigned.
 And then our spades showed u
 that something had been buried be
 meath the corpse. for a hole had beeI
 there. and it had been filled with loos
 earth" But who could have taken it?" re
 peated Professor Porter. \ Suspicion might naturally fall ol
 the men of the cruiser" said Lieuten
 ant Charpentier, but for the fact tha
 Sublieutenant Janviers here assure
 me that no men have had shore leave
 that none has been on shore since w