CHAPTER IV—THE NIGHT WATCH.
CHAPTER IV.
THE NIGHT WATCH.
They were finally compelled to give up the search, although they did so with the greatest reluctance.
“Unless it aids the other fellow to locate the claim first,” said Bart, “the loss of the map cannot be much of a disadvantage to you, Merry. It could give us no further assistance in finding the claim.”
“That’s true,” muttered Frank. “But the fact that mysterious men have been prowling around here and one of them has secured the map seems to indicate there are others who are searching for Benson Clark’s lost claim. If they locate it first——”
“It’s rightfully yours!” growled Hodge. “No one else has a real claim to it. Clark gave it to you.”
“But he made no will.”
“All the same, you know he gave it to you.”