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"You have had charge of the Tolford papers, including the will, on several occasions? You have taken the papers to and from the bank?" "Sure," answered Fremont. "Where did you learn so much?" "Never mind! You would know the will if you saw it anywhere?" "No; I never looked at it."
It is no wonder that Cameron recognized in the newsboy the heir to the Tolford estate." Fremont looked from Big Bob back to Nestor, then swept his eyes around the circle of interested faces. "He is raving!" the boy said. "What have I to do with the Tolford estate?" "There can be no mistake," the other declared, with a long pause between the words.
"I've heard of this mysterious mine," was the guarded reply, "and I understand that this boy Nestor has a copy of the description." "Is that why you wanted Nestor?" asked Fremont. "Are you after the mine, too?" The big fellow walked on in silence. It was plain to Fremont that his abrupt questions were irritating him, so he decided to go on with them. "Are you one of the Tolford heirs?" he asked.
Cameron a call taking him to another part of the building. Is that right?" The injured man smiled faintly and nodded. "There were no telephone calls there that night!" howled the night watchman. "He is lying to you!" "Mr. Cameron left the room, locking it after him," Nestor went on, "and you three entered and began looking for the Tolford papers? Is that right?"
"We'll listen to every word until our arms drop to the floor." "Never mind that now," laughed the officer. "I'm too busy at present to speak the advice you'll all forget before I'm out of the room. Where is Frank Shaw? I came here to see him." "He was coming down to-night," George Tolford replied, "but it is so late now that he may not be here. Anything special?" "Why, yes," was the reply.
The courts must decide. "Anyway, whether you left Mr. Cameron in an unconscious state or not, his suite was visited by others soon after your departure. At least two persons were there, but I do not know whether they entered at the same moment or not. These men copied a paper they found in the Tolford estate envelope the description of a lost mine and went away.
Indeed, if the proof against him was no stronger than this, the boy could well afford to smile, for lies in evidence discredit any truth there may be on the side of the falsifiers. "Where are the men you refer to?" the big fellow asked, at length. "They are down here looking for the Tolford mine," was the reply. "They stole a description of it that night.
As a small one was occasionally discovered, the quest was conducted with an enthusiasm which left the two to themselves. "It is a strange chance that has brought us to this mine," Nestor said, thoughtfully. "It seems like a fairy tale come true." "Do you really think this is the long lost Tolford mine?" asked Frank. "I think it is," was the reply. "The location is right, at least."
"He ought to receive a Carnegie medal for always being on the spot," Frank said. "We ought to turn the hose on him," Jimmie corrected. "We should feel lost without him," laughed George Tolford. "When I first saw him in the newspaper building, while you were investigating the chaos of papers in Mr. Shaw's rooms," he went on, "I had a hunch that we shouldn't be able to lose him."
"Because he was timid about being here alone?" asked Nestor, ignoring the question. "Yes, I think so. He was always nervous when dealing with the Tolford heirs. I believe they threatened him. He brought his gun with him to-night. You will find it in a drawer of the desk if the assassin did not take it." "Where were the Tolford papers usually kept?" "At the deposit vaults.
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