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shed and that made her look prettier than ever, if such a thing were possible. Dave's father and Mr. Wadsworth had come in, and both were glad to see the boy back. Soon dinner was announced, and all sat down to the long table, Dave between his sister and Jessie. It was old Professor Potts who asked grace; and then some rapid-fire conversation followed, the girls and the others demanding to know all about what had happened at Senator Morr's home, and about the lost mine. "It certainly sounds like a romance!" declared Dave's father, referring to the lost mine. "But I have heard of such things before," answered his brother. "I know of several valuable mines in South America that were lost through earthquakes. Landslides have not only buried mines, they have buried cities as well." "Oh, Dave, supposing you went to look for that mine and there was another landslide!" gasped Jessie, and turned pale. "That's a risk we'd have to run," was his answer. "But I'd be very careful as to where I went, Jessie." "I don't know about this," put in Mr. David Porter, with a grave shake of his head. "Better take the trip through Yellowstone Park, Dave, and let the Landslide Mine slide," and he smiled, faintly. "Oh, I promised Roger that I'd go with him,--and Phil is going, too!" pleaded Dave. "We'll be very careful." "I might go with you myself, only I think I ought to stay with the party to go through the Park," said Dunston Porter. "Yes, we want you with us!" cried Laura. "I don't like this at all!" pouted Jessie, and looked somewhat reproachfully at Dave. "Oh, you mustn't take it that way!" cried the youth. "Why, we'll be with you on the trip to the Park, and then we'll join you on the tour a little later. You are to stay at least four weeks, remember. Well, if we spent two or even three weeks looking for that mine we'd still have a week in the Park--and one can go through in six days, so the circular says." After that the talk became general, Dave learning more concerning the tour and who from Crumville and vicinity had signed to go, and the others asking for the details concerning the mine, and about the doings of Job Haskers and Link Merwell. "You steer clear of that rascally teacher and young Merwell," advised Dave's father. "They are a bad lot." "I'll steer clear if I can," answered Dave. "But if I catch them in any wrongdoing and I can manage it, I am going to have both of them arrested." "I'd not
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