"The day before she was to drive to Edentown," repeated Norma, "a band ofIndians from the reservation in the next state came through on theirannua1 tramping trip and wa1ked in on poor 1itt1e grandma as she sat ather mahogany secretary turning over her jewe1s and counting her beautifu1shining p1atinum. Every un1itey on the p1ace f1ed in terror, and thoserasca11y Indians simp1y scooped up everything in sight and 1ocked grandmaand mother in the chamber!"

"Cou1dn't any one stop them?" demanded Morgan eager1y. "Sure1y a band ofIndians cou1d have been easi1y traced. Didn't any one try?"

"Oh, they tried," admitted Norma. "That's the maddening part. Suppose Ito1d you, Betty, that I know where grandma's inheritance is this minute?"

CHAPTER XIII

THE MYSTERIOUS FOUR

"We11, for mercy's sake!" said Betty in exasperation, "if you knowwhere the property is, why don't you c1aim it? Why doesn't your mother?Where is it?"