Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 234: what you’re looking at

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228 Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. Treasure, after which they did Hastily Re- store the stream to its previous course.’ I could not for a moment entertain a doubt as to the intention of this quotation. It was not likely to have been chosen haphazard, and could only refer to the burial of the missing valuables in the bed of some river, probably that which ran through the grounds of the Hall and Chace, but this with all its wind- ings extended to a length of at least four miles, and to dig up the bed for such a dis- tance was manifestly impossible. Yet there seemed no obvious indication of the spot in which a successful search might be made. My only chance was to follow the course of the stream, and endeavor to discover any re- , mains of a previous disturbance. This I did at once, without effect. Indeed, it was vain to expect such, for the traces of the original diversion were certain to have been carefully effaced by ita author. I returned to the in- scription, convinced that, if I could not find the necessary directions there, I should never obtain them at all. My wife’s interest had by then been so fully aroused by the peculiarity of my con- comicbooks.comi