nch in the back and he cut off any further remarks which he
might have had in his mind.
The story ends here because the adventure ended with the finding of the
money. The old tool house was deserted that night. The two hold-up men
and the detective recovered after a long illness in a Pittsburgh
hospital. The detective was permitted to go his way after promising to
keep out of crooked detective deals in the future. He never told how or
where he received his information about the lost money. The hold-up men
were given long sentences in prison.
A few weeks later, when the mining company resumed operations at the
Labyrinth, Tunnel Six was walled up. Mr. Carson, the president, declared
that it made what few hairs he had left stand on end to think of the
experiences he had endured there!
However, there are still stories about the breaker, that on dark nights,
when the wind blows, and the rain falls in great sheets, there are
mysterious lights floating about Tunnel Six.
Jimmie and Dick often tell exactly how these lights were made, and how
they enjoyed themselves living down in the bowels of the earth, but the
superstitious miners still claim that the boys were not responsible for
all the lights which burned there!
Dick and Jimmie also have their joke with the Beaver Patrol boys
whenever they meet, declaring that if they had not finally relented and
dropped the string the boys had carried into the mine for their own
protection, they would still be wandering around in the Labyrinth Mine.
"And now," Will said as they settled down in their old room on
Washington boulevard, "we're going to be good boys from this time on and
remain in Chicago and stay at home nights!"
However, in three days, the boys were preparing for another bit of
adventure, the details of which will be found in the next volume of this
series entitled:
"Boy Scouts in Alaska; or, The Camp on the Glacier."
The End.
[Frontispiece]
BOY SCOUTS IN ALASKA
Or, The Camp on the Glacier
CONTENTS
Chapter Page
I--UNDER SEALED ORDERS 7
II--THE PRINT OF A THUMB 14
III--A MESSAGE IN CODE 21
IV--THE LOST PLANS 28
V--FISHING IN ALASKA 35
VI--A MISSING BOY
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