The Haunted Mine. Castlemon Harry

IX

      THE MASTER MECHANIC

      "Well, sir, what do you think of that?" said Julian, when he was certain that Claus had gone down the stairs and out on the street. "He had better try some other way of getting that box."

      "He has failed," said Jack, putting a frying-pan filled with bacon on the stove. "Casper Nevins is at the bottom of that. I tell you, that money is safe yet."

      "Do you know that I looked upon it as gone when he first came here and handed out his card?" said Julian. "I thought he was Haberstro, sure enough."

      "I confess that I thought so, too. Now let us go on and get supper. The next time we save that money, somebody else will have a hand in it."