It was a
threat couched in direful words, warning her and her friends not to go
to Hollyhill on their charity mission, as announced, and predicting
serious injury if not death to some of them. It was signed with a
skull and cross-bones.
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CHAPTER IV.
STUDYING THE MYSTERY.
Is there any wonder that Marion Stanlock, after reading letter No. 2
was seriously in doubt as to whether No. 1 was from the Scouts who had
promised another surprise for the Camp Fire Girls in the near future?
Judge for yourself--here is No. 1:
Something Doing Soon
Look Out
SOMETHING DOING SOON
LOOK OUT
=SOMETHING DOING SOON
LOOK OUT!=
That was all. The second letter read thus:
"Miss Stanlock: This is to serve you with warning not to take your
friends with you to Hollyhill this vacation to work among the poor
families of the striking miners. We know that move of yours is
inspired by the rankest hypocrisy, that you have no genuine desire to
do anything for our starving families. This move of yours, we know,
was planned by that villainous father of yours to cloud the big issue
of our fight.
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