Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-04-17
Copyright; 1915: BY Harold Macdrath.l
CHAPTER XVII.


THE ISLAND OF MYSTERY.
~ URlNG one Of his visits as La Fon-
taine, the artist Detective Hunt was
- fortunate enough to secure Il copy
Of the new diamond find which Rad.
cliffe hNd purloined from zudoras room.
But his best efforts failed TO find the secret
of the onyx table. 1t was something to
know, however that valuable papers reposed
In ii, Sooner or later he knew that he
would overcome the obstacle Of the secret
spring Hunt sent the copy Immediately to
Hudora and one day she and Storm paid
the detective visit
." Suppose we could locate this nnd," sug.
gcstod storm, "We could stake It out and
make It legally Zudoros automatically as
ucw found claim"
But this map gives us only one end OF
the survey replied Hunt. "Thc rogues
have just as good chance as we have"
- But If We should start Grst2" said Zu.
dora.
You want mo to go to Arrlco?"
"lf you Will II would be the greatest
pleasure IN the world to cut under their
feet" went on Zuiom, "I know Of moth
Ing that would please me more than to set
up claim next door to the old mine and
make 1t pay"
Why not bring the whole business into
court and have done with t?" asked Storm.
You have told me repeatedly that we
would lose" she answered
"Thots fact" asscntcd Hunt "We
might send them all to Sing Sing, ON tho
counts Of abduction and attempted murder;
hat The gold and diamond mines would str
be- under their control No, Miss Kcenc;
we've got to keep away from the courts
until We have the goods ON those line birds.
TN 20 to Afrlca but ON one condition"
What's hot2"
tThot | can take Jim Baird along with
nc He's familiar with the ground"
We would be glad to have him go with
u"
Wait until call him up" said Hunt.
troching for the telephone. Presently he
hooked the receiver and turned to Zudou,
with a smile, africa II Is. Baird says
he viii be glNd TO go with me, Now, listen
to my advice, While I'm gone you two
children stay at home as much AZ posi-.
hlc, Don't answer any strange letters. II
you should receive one from either Baird
or myself saying that we were In trouble,
tear It mp and VII tight Promlse2"
" | promise" said Zudoro
" Honest njuny"
" Honest lnjun," she laughed,
All right III let you know when we
sNO Hut You mustn't come down to SEQ
us on. We are being watched all tho
time"
On the following day Hunt aud Baird
eulcrci a booking office and applied Cor
tickets for Cape Town,
What DO you think about It, rIunt2"
\ wild goose chase; but there is always
the possibility OF something turning up. II
that superintendent WAS alive he could helm
"'' '''' INhA hNN w ANNA w lWtht hWi
I'll tell you this much, Baird I'm In this
onolr to the hilt l'm going to win, blind
feel II In my bones that Il can get thr
right stun | con break up the biggest SNUG
Cling gang IN the country They arc all
clever, we'll educated, They can walk ID
muck without bringing any of Il away And
when We DO throw the net, there mustnt
hc a hole large enough for perch spawt
10 swim through
There was one thing the consplptcrs al,
regularly, aud that was to search once d
week the South African sailing lists. Soma
times Radcliffe performed this service, some
times Bruce, sometimes Nine. pu Val her
self so, one day, when Bruce was maklnl
the rounds he came across the two names