Perhaps I shall know to-night." "Then I'll wait," George said grimly.

"If you get a message from the miner fellow, I may have some remarks to make!" Farnam began to talk about the fruit crop, and it was half an hour later when Agatha heard a rattle of wheels.

Then a rig lurched along the uneven road in a cloud of dust and soon after it vanished among the trees Farnam's hired man walked up to the veranda.
"A wire for Miss Strange! There was no mail," he said.
Agatha's nerve tingled as she opened the envelope, and then the restless feeling left her and she felt very calm.

The telegram was from Thirlwell, who stated where he would meet her and that the sum she named would be enough.

This was a relief, because she had insisted that the journey should be made at her cost and traveling is expensive in the wilds.
One needed tents, clothes, and prospecting tools; canoes must be bought and experienced _voyageurs_ engaged, since the craft and stores would have to be carried across rugged divides.