Chapter5

#Chapter5

THE MYSTERIOUS HOUSE ON LONELY WAU-WINET ISLAND.

/"We searched the stone house from cellar to garret in hopes of finding a trace of the beautiful girl I felt sure was imprisoned within its grim walls, the owner following, with a look of defiance on his dark, handsome face.

/"'She must be on this island,' I declared, vehemently. 'I rowed you and her over here.'

/"It is quite true that you rowed me over here, my good fellow, but no fair lady accompanied me, unless it might have been some mermaid. I hope you are satisfied,' said he, turning to my companions, 'that the man who has brought you here has played you a trick.'

/"And now stranger, you ask me to take you to Wau-Winet Island on just such a mission, and I answer you that it would be as much as our lives are worth./"

/"It is evident,/" returned Hubert Varrick, excitedly, /"that there is some fearful mystery, and it is our duty to try to fathom it if it is within our power./"