"Me, either," added Frank. They were up in the top story now, and had found nothing. "Well, I suppose we may as well go down," spoke Sammy, in disappointed tones. "There's nothing here." "Unless it's in one of those secret rooms you read about," said Bob. "This mansion looks old enough to have one of those." Sammy did not reply. He was looking at a spot on the wall, and suddenly he put forth his hand and pressed on a carved bit of moulding. To his surprise, as well as to the surprise of his chums, the wall seemed to slide away. There was a rumbling sound, and a hole came into view. [Pg 76] [Pg 76] Then, as the boys' eyes became used to the gloom, they saw that they were looking into a room of the existence of which they had never guessed. "Look!" cried Bob excitedly. "Sammy's found it—the secret room!" "Yes, and see what's in it!" cried Sammy, as he pointed to a heap of odd-looking objects in one corner. "Fellows, maybe this is the mystery!" [Pg 77] [Pg 77] CHAPTER X THE MYSTERIOUS ROOM CHAPTER X THE MYSTERIOUS ROOM The boys hung back for a moment on the threshold of the room Sammy had so strangely discovered. Truth to tell they were a little afraid to enter, and no one could have blamed them. For surely there were some queer looking objects in the secret apartment. That it was a secret room, intended to be hidden from the ordinary person going through the old house, was plain. As one looked at the wall, before Sammy had pushed on what must have been a secret spring, it did not seem different from the rest of the building. There had been a little piece of carved wood sticking out, and this
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