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? ? ? ? "You may change your mind. At your age we wouldn't either of us like the sort of life we are leading. Come, John."

? ? ? ? The two men went out but did not allow Rodney to accompany them to the place of exit.

? ? ? ? Left to himself, Rodney could think soberly of his plight. He could not foresee whether his captivity would be brief or prolonged.

? ? ? ? After a time the spirit of curiosity seized him. He felt tempted to explore the cavern in which he was confined. He took a lamp, and followed in a direction opposite to that taken by his captors.

? ? ? ? The cave he found was divided into several irregularly shaped chambers. He walked slowly, holding up the lamp to examine the walls of the cavern. In one passage he stopped short, for something attracted his attention--something the sight of which made his heart beat quicker and filled him with excitement.

Chapter XXXIV - Rodney's Discovery

? ? ? ? There was a good reason for Rodney's excitement. The walls of the subterranean passage revealed distinct and rich indications of gold. There was a time, and that not long before, when they would have revealed nothing to Rodney, but since his residence at Oreville he had more than once visited the mines and made himself familiar with surface indications of mineral deposit.


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