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You spoke both French and Spanish to the driver, as well as English, and tipped him liberally, paying the charge in gold." Don Miguel swung away again, his face expressive of a desire to do murder. "You found Mr. Cameron in his office," Nestor continued, "busy with the papers of the Tolford estate. There are only two persons who know what took place at that interview, Mr.
The other members of the party seemed to feel the same way, for the revelation of the dreadful plot and the death of Samuel Tolford, known as Big Bob, had cast a gloom over the party which not even the clearing up of the mystery could shake off. "This is the end of the case," Frank Shaw said, covering the face of the dead man with a handkerchief.
"I believe you are as bad as the lieutenant, and would steal them yourself if you got a chance," grinned Jimmie. "I would at least try to get a look at them," was the reply. "Look here, fellows!" George Tolford cried, excitedly, "I think I know where Mr. Shaw got his pointer. It is this way: Mr. Shaw is interested in Zone property, and owns a large block of stock in an emerald mine.
"There is a shadowy suspicion in my mind that the assassin is interested in the Tolford estate, if you must know, but I may be entirely mistaken. Still, we must remember that on the occasion when the Tolford papers were in the office over night, there was an attempt at robbery. This may be a coincidence, but it is worth looking into." "I should say so," cried Fremont, with enthusiasm.
Another nod. Fremont motioned for him to go on, but Nestor laid a hand on his shoulder. "Let me see if I can't help you," he said. "I think I can state the case now. You were waiting about the building to secure the Tolford papers, and Scoby and Felix were with you. After the departure of Don Miguel you caused a telephone call to be sent to Mr.
"He would do it, all right," replied Harry. "We'll take an auto trip across the continent, some day. Good night, fellows." "I must go right now," George Fremont said. "Mr. Cameron is at the office, working over the Tolford estate papers, and he asked me to call at the rooms and go home with him. He's always nervous when working over that case. The heirs are troublesome, and threatening, I guess."
There were seven present, Ned Nestor and Jimmie McGraw, of the Wolf Patrol; George Tolford, Harry Stevens, Glen Howard, and Jack Bosworth, of the famous Black Bear Patrol; and Peter Fenton, of the Panther Patrol. They ranged in age from thirteen to seventeen, Jimmie being the youngest and Ned Nestor the oldest of the group.
Another nod from the big fellow on the floor. "And you found the papers, after searching the safe and the desk, and Felix held the mine description while you copied it?" "He read it off to me," was the reply. "Now, what other paper in the Tolford envelope did you copy?" This question brought a shake of the head. "The will was there?" "Yes," huskily.
Later, when the body was given rude burial, the original will was found in a pocket of the dead man's coat, together with letters from his brother, Cole Tolford, asking him to go to New York, search out Mother Scanlon, and protect his son. "Congratulations are in order, Mr. Black Bear!"
"If he got his information on the Isthmus, it is more than likely that it points out not only the motive but also the interest which is planning the outrage. I must send some high official to talk with Mr. Shaw. He is interested in an emerald mine, you say?" he asked. "Sure he is," replied George Tolford.
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