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There was also another relative, a Mrs. Laning the late Mr. Stanhope's sister who was to share in the estate, and she had two daughters, Grace and Nellie, two young ladies who were especial favorites with Sam and Tom. "Oh, we've got to find that treasure," said Tom. "Think of what it means to the Stanhopes and the Lanings." "They'll be rich and they deserve to be," answered his brother Sam.
"No; the treasure, if it is found, belongs to Mr. Stanhope's estate absolutely that is, to Mrs. Stanhope, Dora and the Lanings. The fact that Silas Merrick had an interest in the ship at the time of the stealing of the wealth cuts no figure at all." "What is Sid Merrick doing?" asked Tom. "He has been working in secret, looking for Bahama Jack and the Spaniard, Doranez.
The boys saw the Stanhopes and the Lanings on the boat bound up the lake and then almost ran to the depot to catch their train. It came in directly, and in half a minute more they were being whirled away in the direction of Oak Run. "There is no use of talking, those girls are just all right," said Sam, bluntly. "I never met a nicer lot in my life."
The more the Rover boys talked about the treasure hunt the more enthusiastic they became, until, as Tom expressed it, they were "simply boiling over with enthusiasm." "It will be a grand thing for the Stanhopes and the Lanings if we do locate that treasure," said Sam. "Mr. Laning has some money, but I know he'd like more, so he wouldn't have to farm quite so hard."
"Maybe it's a new poem," put in Sam with a grimace at his brothers. "I've got a poem several of them, in fact," answered Songbird, "but I didn't have those in mind when I spoke. Who do you suppose I met yesterday morning, in Ithaca, while I was waiting for the train?" "Dora Stanhope and the Lanings," answered Tom promptly. "No. Tad Sobber." "Tad Sobber!" exclaimed the Rover boys in concert.
"Such a lawyer ought to be in prison!" "The thing of it is to prove he is doing something wrong," answered Dick. "It is one thing to know the truth and quite another to prove it in court." "If the case should be lost the Lanings will be poorer than ever," said Sam. "That is true, Sam. I wish we could do something, but I am afraid we can't."
Each was exhausted from his labors, but all were happy. The Rovers were particularly delighted. "This will make the Lanings and the Stanhopes independent for life," said Dick, to his brothers. "And they deserve it," returned Tom. "Won't they be glad when they hear the news!" "Remember one thing," said Sam. "We haven't got the treasure from the isle yet, and we don't know how the Rainbow is faring.
They had almost everything their hearts could desire. Yet each youth felt a pang of disappointment, for among all the gifts there were none for them from the Stanhopes or the Lanings. "We are out of it," said Dick laconically to his brothers. "So it appears," answered Tom soberly. For once, all the fun was knocked out of him. "Well, I am glad I didn't forget them, anyway," said Sam bravely.
This bolstered up Tom's plea for an early ceremony, and it was decided that the wedding should come off the first week in September. Then followed great preparations on the part of Nellie and the others. Mrs. Laning and Mrs. Stanhope came down to New York, and numerous shopping tours were instituted, in which the boys had no part. Then the Lanings and Mrs.
At this question Anderson Rover's eyes began to sparkle. "I was going to keep it a secret, but perhaps I had better tell you. The steam yacht is a large one and can readily accommodate fifteen or twenty passengers. I have decided to ask Mrs. Stanhope to go and bring Dora, and will also ask the Lanings. Then they will know exactly what is being done to recover the treasure.
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