"What do you think of that?" demanded the boy, turning to the foreman.
"I don't believe it. They wouldn't be such fools as to do a thing like that."
"I am of the opinion that something was done there, and it seems mighty queer to me. Have you seen Cavard to-day?"
"Yes; I passed him when I was coming over here. He must be somewhere hereabouts now. We'll walk out, and maybe we shall meet him," said the foreman.
The two men made their way out of the drift together. Steve was silent and thoughtful. He did not like this thing that he had heard, nor did he know what to make of it.
They did not find the Duke at once, but half an hour later Steve came across the walking delegate near the ore rise on the twentieth level.
"Yes, Rush; what is it?"
"I hear you had a meeting last night."
"We did. Why were you not there?"