The Master of the Mine, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Master of the Mine, Vol. 2 of 2 Utterly amazed and horrified, I staggered and fell into a chair. AS for Annie, she seemed completely petrified. I can see her White face now - frozen, tearless, and aghast! There was a pause of several minutes. Certain Of his prisoner, the Officer looked on quietly, and allowed me breathing time. Gradually, my brain cleared, and I became comparatively calm. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.