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STEALING FROM THIEVES. “Now,” said Mark, when he rejoined his companions, “we’ve got pretty definite information to go on with now. Mr. Chandler’s got our money in his room. The question is what are …
SEVEN BURGLARS IN A SCRAPE. The scene that followed beggars description. Mark had leaped forward to seize the Texan’s hand, shouting aloud: “Stop! stop! It’s Grace Fuller!” Texas started back in surp…
WATCHING THE TREASURE. “Any news yet?” “Nothing. I guess they’re waiting till night to move it.” “Do you suppose they knew the burglars were after it last night?” “No, I don’t. They haven’t the least…
THE SEVEN IN A TRAP. Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them. There was no one in the neighborhoo…
BUYING THEIR RELEASE. Our business just now is with Parson Stanard, the scholarly geologist and chemist, sitting all by himself in his silent tent and diligently analyzing his hematites and gottabite…
BULL HARRIS REAPS HIS REWARD. It was the evening of the following day, and the scene was Highland Falls. It was about twelve o’clock at night, to be more exact as to time; as to place, the scene was …
THE SEVEN MAKE A NEW MOVE. “For Heaven’s sake, man, what has happened?” The cause of this exclamation was Dewey. At the moment his uniform was dirty and torn, and his face was far from handsome. It w…
THE CAPTURE OF MARK. The afternoon of that momentous day passed without incident. Mark noticed Bull Harris glowering at him as he passed his tent, but beyond that the “subduing” programme got no furt…
TORTURE OF THE YEARLINGS. Imagine, if you can, the state of mind of the agonized four when the import of those terrible words burst upon them. They were locked in! And tied, each one of them, so that…
A NEW VENTURE. Bull Harris was resolved to “get square or die.” To “get square” was in his mind constantly, until he hit on another scheme of hazing. It was several nights later that he and his croni…
