The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-02
CHAPTER XVII.
THE ISLAND OF MYSTERY.

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| tame, the artist, Detective Hunt was
fortunate enough to secure a copy OF
the new diamond find which Radcliffe
had purloined from Zudora's room
| But his best efforts failed to find the
secret of the onyx table. 1t was some
thing to know, however, that valuable
papers rerosed in it. Sooner or later
he knew that he would overcome the
obstacle of the secret spring Hunt
sent the copy Immediately to Zudora;
and one day she and Storm paid the
detective visit.
Suppose we could locate this find"
suggested Storm I'VE could stake it
out and make it legally Zudora's auto
matically as a new found claim.
But this map gives us only one
end of the survey, replied Hunt THE
rognes have just as good chance as
we have"
But if we should start first2" said
Zudora.
You want me to go to Africa
IF you will. 1t would be the great
est pleasure in the world-to cQt under
their feet went on Zudora. 81 know
of nothing that would please me more
than to set up claim next door to
the old mine and make it pay"
why not bring the whole business
into court and have done with it,"
asked Storm
You have told me repeatedly that
we would lose" she answered
That's fact assented Hunt. I'VE
might send them all to Sing Sing, on
the counts of abduction and attempted
murder; but the gold and diamond
mines would still be under their con-
troll. No, Miss Keene; we've got to
keep away from the courts until we
have the goods on those fine birds.
Ill go to Africa, but on one condition.
What's that"
THAT | can take Jim Baird along
with me. He's familiar with the
ground"
We would be glad to have him go
with YOU"
Wait until | call him up" said
Hunt, reaching for the telephone.
Presently he hooked the receiver and
turned to Zudora with a smile AT
RIGA it is. Baird says he will be glad
to go with me. Now, listen to my adj
vice. While I'm gone you two chill
dren stay at home as much as posi-
BILE. Don't answer any strange let
ters, If you should receive one from
either Baird or myself saying that we
We're in trouble, tear it up and sit
tight Promise?"
II PROMISE said Zudora.
Honest Injun?"
Honest Injun!" she laughed
"All right I'll let you know when
we sail. But you mustn't come down
to see us off. We are being watched
all the time"
On the following day Hunt and
Baird entered a booking office and
applied for tickets for Care Town.
What do you think about it. Hunt? 2"
"A wild goose chase; but there is
always the possibility of something
turning up If that superintendent
was alive he could help us. We've
Just got to trust to luck But Ill tell
YOU this much, Baird; I'm in this af-
fair to the hilt. I'm going to win,
blind. | feel it in my bones that If
] can get the right stuff | can break
up the biggest smuggling gang in the
country. They are all clever, we'll
educated. They can walk in muck
without bringing any of it away. And
when we do throw the net there must
not be a hole large enough for perch
spawn to swim through
There was one thing the conspira-
tors did regularly, and that was to
search once a week the South African
sailing lists. Sometime Radcliffe per-
formed this service, sometime Bruce,
sometimes Nine Du Val herself. So,
one day. when Bruce was making the
rounds. he came across the two names.
He jumped into taxi and spun away
to the Du Val villa to acquaint the
mistress with the news.
"Hnnt and Baird are off to South
Africa ON Saturday" he announced.
This means new stunts for us.
They're having q good deal of luck, If
you want my opinion and with no
one to stop them they may stumble
upon something worth while. What
shall we do?"
"The captain will be here shortly
said Madam We'll talk it over when
he comes. If we move at all it must
be at the same time as they move.
And Radcliffe, when he arrived,
readily agreed with this. He bad no
desire to leave the comforts OF New