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"Yes; I copied the description of the lost mine. I thought it
might be of use to us, and it may prove of the greatest importance."
"Then you think the man who invaded the office and struck Mr.
Cameron down is interested in the lost mine?" exclaimed Fremont.
"You think he committed the crime to get the description? That
he copied it, and left the original paper there to throw off
suspicion? That the man we are in quest of will go directly to
the lost mine? Is that why you are going to Mexico? Is that
why you said, from the start, that the clue pointed across the Rio Grande?"
"Don't ask so many questions," laughed Nestor. "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. "I should say it
was worth looking into. Now I begin to see what you mean by coming
this way, and why you dodged about on the route down. You think
the lost mine man is watching us."
"I don't think anything about it," said Nestor. "I never imagine
issues, and I never form theories. One thing I know, and that is
that we shall find friends over in Mexico. You may even come upon
some of the Black Bears there."
"I hope so," was the cheerful reply.
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