"They are not supposed to know," Will answered.
"But you think that they may know, for all that?"
"At the time of leaving Chicago, I had no idea that there would be any trouble at all in securing the plans. In fact, until Bert was found lying on our floor last night, I believed that we should discover the papers as soon as we came upon one Len Garman, a miner who has, against the advice of his friends, been prospecting in this district, and who is known to have at one time occupied this cabin."
Chapter V
FISHING IN ALASKA
"Are you sure this is the same cabin?" asked George.
"Yes, I am sure this is the same cabin. At any rate, the description is perfect, both as regards the structure and the surroundings."
"I may be somewhat dense," George went on, "but I can't understand why a miner who is fool enough to prospect for gold on a dead glacier should take pains to conceal plans concerning the manufacture of a machine. What did he want of the plans?"
"I didn't say that he was concealing the plans," laughed Will.