The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-08
Chapter 45 TREASURE HUNTERS

 I'll, Caroline-I spotted you! You l were asleep-we jolly nearly ran you down! Whom are you with? Have you got your clue? Because if you have, you might just as well hand it on and save us trekking up to the Tower" e ls With her first words, Caroline rec ognized Kitty Lefroy, the daughter of the Hinton doctor. She had just left school. and was lively tomboy. "Beastly unsporting!" said boys voice. You've got to find your own clue Besides. it won't be the Tower -I said so all along"
 "Of course it's the Tower!" said Kitty. Tt is-isn't it. Caroline? You know Jock Anderson. don't you Major Anderson's nephew?"
 Well. say it isn't the Tower it's too easy"
 Caroline was leaning out of the window Her one desire was to get rid of them. If Jenn. Ross had fixed on St. Leonard's Tower as one of the clues in her treasure hunt, about two dozen people might be here at any moment.
 q should hurry up if were you I think you're ths first"
 "Well, what about you?"
 i've given up, said Caroline. "Fm not feeling like treasure-hunting. I'm going home."
 They ran off, noisy and laughing. Fifty yards up the lane Jock Anderson gripped Kitty by the el- bow.
 "Was that Caroline Leigh?"
 "Yes. Why? Have you fallen for her in the dark? You'll be one of a crowd if you have.'
 "It looks-queer. Kitty, can you keep a secret?"
 "Of course l can."
 If tell you, you swear you won't let on?"
 "Yes-truly." Well. did you know a man called Jim Randall"
 "When l was a kid. He's Caro- lines cousin"
 That's it! Well, they think he did the Van Berg murder"
 "How do you know?"
 q heard the inspector talking to my uncle. Now look here-what's she doing in that car? While you were gassing, 1 welt round to the back and put my pocket torch on the number plate, and I'm prepared to swear that's the car that passed us a mile out of Ledlington. and when it passed us, there was man in the car. Where's he got to-" "Jim Randall was drowned" said Kitty Lefroy in a slow, bewildered voice.
 "No, he wasn't-he was seen and recognized in Ledlington this morn ing.
 "O-oh!" said Kitty in thrilling whisper.
 And what thought of was this. We've got to see whom she's wait ing for. I've seen this Randall fel- lows passport piotograph-my un- cle's got it. l suppose you wouldn't recognize him?"
 T might" said Kitty. Caroline has photographs of him all round her room. She's potty about him always has been."
 Good girl! Then here's our plan of campaign. You go back and say I've gone to get the clue by myself say we've quarrelled. That ought to be quite convincing. Then get her out of the car by hook or by crook. This is essential, because Eve got to put it out of action"
 Kitty giggled.
 q say-what a lark!" she said and disappeared down the lane. KITTY stood at the corner of the IN parking-ground and choked with laughter. She had to wait un til she could choke it down. As soon as she thought she was fairly safe she approached Caroline's car.
 "TIi, Caroline. Joyous reunion Why haven't you got your lights on?"
 "Why have you come back?" she said.
 Don't you want mel" said Kitty and felt a giggle rise in her throat "Tve turned my ankle, so Jock sent me back. Anyhow, we've had sim ply blazing row. so he can just gc and find his beastly clue himself. say, who is with you? Is it Roger or one of the Lester boys?"
 "No," said Caroline.
 "Aren't you mysterious!" She gave an exaggerated shiver. q sup pose you haven't got thermos e anything? I'm simply frozen"