The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-03-26
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In the Twenty Million Dollar Mystery
By Harold MacCrath
By Harold MacCrath

THAT isn't it, Mrs. Ramsey. | come
from fighting stock, and ! will never
give up this fight until | am beaten +"
She glanced at the clock. 1T is time
John was here. Why not come along
with us, the skating will be fine"
- haven't had skates on for an age"
protested Mrs Ramsey
THAT won't matter; all the more
fun for YOU" insisted Zudora.
You're a strange girl"
in what way"
Why, you can throw off your bur
dens so quickly without apparent eff
fort"
Il do not throw them off; | merely
lrefuse to let them dampen what pleas
IRE | can get out of life" Zudora ran
to a window. There he is now. He's
just as patient as he can be. And
there's box under his arm. I'll wager
! it's dollhouse violets. He never for
| gets the fact that | love flowers"
| She did not notice the two men lott
ering on the opposite side of the
street Radcliffe and Gyp the gunman.
| Storm came in, his eyes clear and
his cheeks full of color. He was bub-
bling with cheer
"All aboard The ice will be just
splendid Here's a bunch of violets for
you, sweetheart"
! Thank you, John" Zudora pinned
the flowers against her waist. You
are very thoughtful, after all the trou-
BILE | have caused YOU"
"Piffle What man wouldn't be
thoughtful if he had you always in
mind? What's this? Been rummaging
around in the old trunk again? Find
anything?"
Nothing but this sheet of paper"
John took it. why it looks like a
map or plan of mine"
"A map?" chorused Zudora and Mrs.
Ramsey
And l didn't know what it could
! be" exclaimed Zudora.
IN wager it's some data regarding
the boundaries of the diamond mine in
Africa. Anyhow I'd hang on to it. 1t
may be worthless, and again it may
have value. Put it back in the trunk.
My rule is, never throw away scrap
Of paper you do not thoroughly under
stand. Whenever | sign a contract I
go to brother lawyer to see if he gets
the same points l do Put it back into
the trunk and come along. It's glori-
Gus out of doors today"
| When Radcliffe and Gyp the gunman
saw the three depart for the skating
lpond, the former instructed the gun
man to remain on the watch and to
whistle in case of danger. He himself
was determined to enter the house and
have a thorough look through Zudora' S
room. He found an unlocked window
in the rear, and through this he enter
ed the house. Everybody was out, in
cluding the servant. He could not have
found better opportunity
| He knew where Zudora's room was
having once made midnight visit to
it. They had tricked him out of a
fine lot of gems, and he had not yet
recovered from the chagrin of this
fact. To this day he had not the
least idea where they were hidden
He was certain that the gems were
not in the house at present Doubt
less they had been disposed of Sc
cretly.
The first thing that welcomed his
gaze was the battered old trunk. The
scorched leather at once convinced
him that this had come from the
house of Hassam ALI He knelt beside
it and threw back the lid. He eyed
|curiously the spangles and MULE OF
the old circus days. But the folded
sheet of paper interested him far
more. And when he spread it out and
discovered that it was practically &
complete survey of the mine in Afri-