In Barracks and Wigwam — page 44: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

i ee “The Search fr ne - Culprits. Pog eee ce evidence existed to sonrect ae with the robherecdte put ae _ did. not stop to reflect on the cause of Mrs. Cameron’s ae strange actions in the banker’s office that morning, or to n- atte, > ry" SASS Le, Peet - him under suspicion of being Deerfoot’s confederate. He : conjecture why Captain Cameron intended to call on his peer in the afternoon. _ When the clock on the mantel pealed the hour of noon 5 in silvery tones, Linn’s look of hesitation and perplexity * ¥. 22 ccly vanished. He rose to his feet and put on his _ Cap. “I don't know how this thing is going to end,” he said to himself, ‘“‘and | can’t see much chance for those reck- less fellows to escape detection and punishment. But one thing is certain, Deerfoot sha’n’t suffer for a crime he : - ‘never committed. I’m going to hunt up Bruce and Steve - now, and tell them all I know. And what I do after that will depend on themselves. Either they must make a pacean breast of it, or I will.” Linn was about to leave the room when he remembered ee ae queer letter his father had handed him. He sat down - : again and opened the envelope. Inside was a bit of paper on which was drawn, with rude skill, a very odd-looking 4 sketch, e -A mass of rocks with a black hole at the base seemed shout to topple into a pool of water. Over the top of the _ rocks peeped an exaggerated sun, with rays flashing at all angles. At one corner of the chart “Deerfoot” was - printed in scrawling letters. The paper contained no more than this, but its hidden “meaning was apparent to Linn at almost the first glance. & “Here’s a queer go!” he muttered. ‘Poor Deerfoot! a —no, it must be sunset, and i ee means. Ea i sup- eae ae * . ’ + ‘ - eS = ¥ «4 . bere &. -) f ; : . ‘ " ze. b Mp. Fe . vas vie ay ; 2 - : t T-) 5 - io ak ‘i he intended to make for Alexander’s cave after his escape _ and hide there until the pursuit had blown over. Accord- _ ing to this, he expected me to meet him there at sunrise ae OSs: