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tunnel

"It's Mr Pickering The sheriff has colance fell upon the broken wall and

open door The light of Larry's lantern struck full

upon hiht, a certain satisfaction,

were , Jack,-I'll be up a little later," said

Larry "If the fellow has coerous It's his friends that shoot

in the dark that give us the trouble"

I crawled out and stood upright Bates, staring at

the opening, seemed reluctant to leave the spot

"You seeht

a little chokingly His interest in the o above for an intervieith the executor, and the value of our discovery

was secondary

"Of course we have found it!" I ejaculated, brushing

the dust from my clothes "Is Mr Stoddard in the

library?"

"Oh, yes, sir; I left hientlemen"

"Their visit is certainly most inopportune," said

Larry "Give them my compliments and tell them I'll

be up as soon as I've articulated the bones of my friend's

ancestors"

Bates strode on ahead of h the new-found door as I

hurried toward the house I knew hih to

be sure he would not leave the spot until he had found

what lay behind the Door of Bewilderment