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In out-7" whispered Napoleon. and received another punch.

In three minutes, he was allow- od to speak.

"Well, I s'nose your hush tactics are the cormack thing," he murmur- od; but sometimes I'm just mad about big nolass. Ho's gone now, anyway. Who do you suppose ha was 7

"Why do you suppose?" replied Leonard.

"Haven't the ghost!" said Nano- icon. "Have you?"

"Yes, I've a ghost-but I'm not certain."

"Let's hear your guess. My hat-not old Griddle?!

"It might have been Griddle.". "Your tone has an unconvincing ring, dear lad. Let's hear who you think It might have been bosides old Griddin?"

"Td rather not say for the mo- ment, if you don't mind, I'vo-a reason. And, in any case, I may be wrong. I'll set Jim, our hotel foot-hound on the track to-morrow morning marly, and maybe ho'll identify the prints. Meanwhile, I'm rather interested to know. what's behind us→"

"Darling!" protested Navolcon. with a gulp. "Must you?"

"I thought the cave ended here." Leonard went on, "but it doesn't Beem to," He turned, brought his flash-lamp into action again, and played it on the racks. "By Jovel" ho exclaimed. "Look there-that twist. You'd take it for n blind alley, but it's not!"

He slipped forward, and began to edge his way between two rocks. "Wait a bit, waft a bit," muttered Napolcon. "Damn it all, the blcas- ed boat couldn't have squeezed it. self through thore."

"I'm not looking for the boat how.!! answered Leonard. "I'm looking for something else."

"Joy," whispored Napoleon, and followed.

There was just room to move sideways through the narrow pas- sageway. Beyond, the space widen ed, and an inner cave was revealed.

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"I don't know. I just said it would be easy if they did want to. By the way-what's that 'some- thing else you're looking for?"

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"And were possibly spared-ait there. What sort of a sult do

you think this is a part of ?": gruesome sight."

"I wonder But it would have to ba u pretty hefty fellow to carry such a load all the way from the foot of the gap."

"And to carry the load away' again afterwards," added Napo- leon. "Because, you note. the aforementioned lond is not here."

"Yes. I'm quite aware of that, Truelove-I've eyes, AB well you. The qucation is, where has the lond been carried away to 7"'.

"Assuming it was ever carried here at all. Well, we don't know. We're knocking our heads against a brick wall. Does it occur to you that the beds at the Mermaid Hotel are wonderfully comfortable, and that-oh, Lord. Now what is it?" Leonard was staring at a sharp knob of rack that protruded from the wall near the passage.

"Hallo I have found Bomo- thing, ho murmured, bending forward,

"Cheers! What is it?" "This."

He stretched out his hand, and took something off the pointed protection. Napoleon ndvanced curiously, and regarded the find.

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it?" he said.

"It might be a lounge suit, or a sen merchant's uniform-"

"The seaman's, uniform, for in- stance, to which this, was once attached ?"

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