I thought it might be of use to us, and it may prove of the greatest importance." "Then you think the man who invaded the office and struck Mr.Cameron down is interested in the lost mine ?" exclaimed Fremont.

"You think he committed the crime to get the description?
That he copied it, and left the original paper there to throw off suspicion?
That the man we are in quest of will go directly to the lost mine?
Is that why you are going to Mexico?
Is that why you said, from the start, that the clue pointed across the Rio Grande ?" "Don't ask so many questions," laughed Nestor.

"There is a shadowy suspicion in my mind that the assassin is interested in the Tolford estate, if you must know, but I may be entirely mistaken.

Still, we must remember that on the occasion when the Tolford papers were in the office over night, there was an attempt at robbery.

This may be a coincidence, but it is worth looking into." "I should say so," cried Fremont, with enthusiasm.