The Rajah's Fortress — page 207: what you’re looking at

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196 THE RAJAH’S FORTRESS, such a place as this. I am burning with curiosity.” “ Y will explain all,” said Guy, and in alow voice he briefly related the circumstances that had brought them into the neighborhood, and how they had passed the tunnel and gained the shelter of the jungle. At first he touched cautiously on the ob- ject of their mission, but gradually any lingering suspicion that he might have had passed away, and without reserve he poured out the whole story— the mystery of the secret cavern, the revengeful Chinaman, and the daring plot to capture the dacoit chief, omitting only the suspected identity of the latter with the Hindoo Nana Sahib. Loyd Terril listened with thrilling interest and amazement to thisstrange tale, a tale that was fraught with double meaning to this man who had been dead to the outer world for three long years. ‘‘ Marvelous, marvelous!” he exclaimed. “I shall be free once more. And the treasure that lies in yonder fortress. It is fabulous, immense! We will take it with us. Why, we shall be million- aires ten times over.” He raised his voice in his excitement, and then lowered it as suddenly. “Stop! You say this cavern leads to an apartment in the fortress adjoining the chamber of the chief? It is occupied by guards day and night. At least it was a month ago. Since then I have not put foot within the fortress. There is the difficulty. If I could but gain some information, but I know little of the interior. I am only a slave—a slave COLUM 1OOO SS co