Boy Scouts in the Coal Caverns; Or, The Light in Tunnel Six

lf, says I, give me a

do the job if

upied office of the Labyrinth mine and addressed himself to four lads of

ry and Will Smith. The adventures of these lads among the Pictured Rocks of Old Superior, among the wreckers and reptiles of the Florida Everglades, in t

le George Benton was Patrol Leader. They wore upon the sleeves of their coats medals show

day. There they had found Canfield, the caretaker, waiting for them in a dimly-lighted office. The mine had not been operated for a n

he great heater, and the tables and chairs were black with dust. A single electric light shone down from the

said, as the caretaker

remains for you t

ing lot, too!" gri

't be apt to send a lo

's next to his j

u all about the case?

d not," repli

bout it?" aske

you would give us

" Canfield obser

t to undertake the job if we knew e

itted, "but I don't think you boys would be

" laughed Tommy, "but, somehow, thes

l us just what you want us to do, and then we'l

ind two boys!" r

o go and dig up blond-haired little Algernon, or discover pr

taker replied. "There must be money back of it or the friends of

these boys?

mine!" answered Canfield. "I can hardly believe that they are, but it

e boys belong?

er boys six months ago. They were ragged and dirty, and appeared to be as tough as two young b

lared Tommy. "They

dn't get tired of drawing their pay. They went away leaving a

have happened to th

for these boys?

I don't know why he wants to find out where the boys are. He sends me money and tells

arge of the search," s

detective sent on from New York by this Burlingame p

world is he sear

broke some windows in a couple of shanties down by the tracks, or, at least, the other boys say they did, and J

've gone out of th

n goes away again. If you leave it to me, I don't think the fellow is working very hard in the case. There's a half a doze

take to this detect

te detective," replied the caretaker. "He's out for his day's w

d for?" asked Will. "Lawyer Burlingame never took you into his

!" answered t

with his money?

nswer. "And seems to keep this bum detective

stigate this investi

le here?" asked the caretaker. "It's getting too cold here

n, "that you rather thought we ought t

ea!" answered

he boys are hid

ch point in that direction," replied Canfield. "For inst

" demand

s up against a haunted

his chum. "That would

in the mine. Now there's Tunnel Six," he went on, "I have seen lights there with my own eyes, when I know there wasn't a person within tw

place?" asked Will. "It certainly can't be very pleasant in the da

he case in your hands without instructions. I only suggest that you loo

hed Will. "And now," he went on, let's arrange about our lodgin

some one saw you com

aker. There must be a cozy corner somewhere, under the chutes, or in back of a staircas

er a very comfortable place t

ire in so as to give us electricity for heating and lighting, and we can live as comfortable as four b

field. "I'll see that you get plent

travel through the mine with our lights, and during the dayti

r first load of provi

tonight!" re

," Canfield said, risi

t a spot for your ca

out on the half deserted yard where the weigh-house stood. The room was perhaps twenty feet in size each way, and the walls were of

c wire for heating, lighting, and cooking before I go to bed. That will leave you all s

he cots and bedding were in place, also an electric heater and

n, potatoes, eggs, bread, butter, coffee, and various grades of canned goods, so the boys had made a hearty mea

s he turned back from the door and glanced over the rather cozy-looking

behind him. Then he came back and looke

w anything about

ing!" repl

ladders and wandering around in the g

h a wink, as Canfield went out. "How do you thin

. "If I catch one of you attempting

ut going down the ladd

mm