XIX. A New Mystery Peeps In
XX. A Secret in Sight
XXI. Evarts Hears a Noise
XXII. Mr. Bascomb Hears Bad News
XXIII. Ebony Says "Thumbs Up"
XXIV. Conclusion




CHAPTER I

THE MYSTERY OF A BLACK NIGHT


"I wish I had brought my electric flash out here with me," muttered Harry
Hazelton uneasily.

"I told you that you'd better do it," chuckled Tom Reade.

"But how could I know that the night would be pitch dark?" Harry demanded.
"I don't know this gulf weather yet, and fifteen minutes ago the stars were
out in full force. Now look at them!"

"How can I look at them?" demanded Tom, halting. "My flashlight won't
pierce the clouds."

Reade halted on his dark, dangerous footway, and Harry, just behind him,
uttered a sigh of relief and halted also.