Frank Merriwell in Mexico: The Search for the Silver Palace — page 9: what you’re looking at

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FRANK MERRIWELL IN MEXICO. ing the hent about the room and finally an occasicn as this. bringing it back to the bed of grass. — “*But—but it’s im possible. ” You are quite aware that Ido not believe in spooks or any-. thing of the sort; but we are in a strange. ‘Impossible or not, it is true, as you|country now, and strange things happen, there?’ may-see.”’ ‘‘But the man was dead—as dead as he| actly» vichdt. ” could be!?? “Py shingoes! ‘“Vah,’’ nodded Hans. Ror instance, dot peen ‘der trute. Dot 1 man vos teader as|that corpse is most remarkable.” | ae 2 ‘Dot peen der first dime I nefer known E The trio were silent, staring in stupefied|a deat man to ged ub un valk avay: all a goffin nail, und don’d you vorget him!” amazement at the bed of grass. _ An uncanny feeling began to creep over touched his face and | Played about his ~ temples. Hans’ teeth began to chatter. declared, in a feeble tone of voice. ‘‘The exertions of the day have been far too|broke in Hans. - severe for. me.”? — “Vah, yah!’ gurgled the Dutch lad. ‘You vos anodder. Oxcuse me while I go oudt to ged a liddle fresh air.’’ He made a bolt for the open door, and Professor Scotch was not long in follow- ing. Frank, however, was determined to be thoroughly satisfied, and he again be- gan looking for the body of the dead man, once more going over the entire hut. “The body is gone beyond a doubt,’’| he finally muttered. “There is no place for it to be con- cealed here, and dead mendo not hide themselves.” 7 He went out, and found Professor Scotch and Hans awaiting his appearance with no small amount of anxiety. “‘Ah!?- said the professor, with a deep breath of relief; ‘‘you are all right.”? “All right,’? said Frank, with amuse- ment; ‘tof course] am. What did you think? Fancy I was going to be spirited away by spooks?” — The little man drew himself up with an assumption of great dignity. ~“Voung man,’? he rumbled, deepest tone, ‘‘don’t be frivolous on such a « a £ alone mit himseluf by,’? declared Hans. “Dot peen Ox the» disappearance of “What do you think has happened Frank, and it seemed thata chill hand|here, professor?’’ asked Frank. *: Tt is plain Jack Burk’s body i is. gone. we ‘*Sure enough.’?. | “And it does not seem reasonable that ‘‘T am quite ill,’ the professor faintly |he walked away himself.” . - *Vell, you don’d know apout dot, m, ‘“Maype he don’d pelief we vos goin’ pack here to bury him, und. he got tiret uf vaiting for der funerals.” Me ‘There must have been other people here after we left,’’ said Frank. ‘Right,’ nodded the professor. ‘Whom ?”? “Vou say.” ‘<Bandits ?”? ‘Bushnell ?”’ **One or the other.”’ ‘*Perhaps both.’ Frank fell to examining the ground for “sion,’? but, although his eyes were un-— usua.déy keen, he was not an expert in. such matters, and he discovered nothing | that could serve as a revelation. ‘The man was dead beyond a “doubt, - | professor—you are sure?”? ‘‘Sure ?’? roared the little man, bristling : in a moment. -‘‘Of course I am sure! you take me for a howling idiot?” Do. . ‘Don’t get excited, professor. ‘T’he best of us are liable to err at times. not be strange if you——?? ‘It would : ‘Rat Id. In’t—I tell you I didn't! The - | Ibody may aave been removed “by the 7 in his|bandits which hang about this section.’ — ““Or by Al Bushnell, Burk’s partner." im ElDOO CO (SO)