CHAPTER XXIV

The Discovery “Do you think we’ll find it, Frank?” asked Joe Hardy. “I shouldn’t be surprised. If there is anything hidden in that chimney, the banging-up it got just now should reveal it.” They peered into the fireplace. It was choked with rubbish. “Better clear some of this away.” They began moving away the stones and rocks that blocked the entrance. Chet and Biff, after watching the Hardy boys for a few moments from the kitchen, came over to help. They forgot their fears in the eagerness of the search. Once, whi…