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? ? ? ? He stopped short and scanned attentively the walls of the passage.

? ? ? ? "If I am not mistaken," he said to himself, "this will make one of the richest mines in Montana. But after all what good will it do me? Here am I a prisoner, unable to leave the cave, or communicate with my friends. If Mr. Pettigrew knew what I do he would feel justified in paying the ransom these men want."

? ? ? ? Rodney wondered how these rich deposits had failed to attract the attention of his captors, but he soon settled upon the conclusion that they had no knowledge of mines or mining, and were ignorant of the riches that were almost in their grasp.

? ? ? ? "Shall I enlighten them?" he asked himself.

? ? ? ? It was a question which he could not immediately answer. He resolved to be guided by circumstances.

? ? ? ? In order not to excite suspicion he retraced his steps to the apartment used by his captors as a common sitting room--carefully fixing in his mind the location of the gold ore.

? ? ? ? We must now follow the messenger who had gone to Oreville with a letter from Rodney's captors.

? ? ? ? As instructed, he left his horse, or rather Rodney's, tethered at some distance from the settlement and proceeded on foot to the Miners' Rest.


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