Talk:The Slipper Point Mystery (novella)/Chapter 6
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SYNOPSIS OF FIRST TWO INSTALMENTS
The two girls, Doris and Sally, who have met and become acquainted on the shore of the little Manituck River and share the secret of a mysterious cave which Sally had discovered on its banks, decide to investigate it further. They set forth one morning, accompanied by Sally's small sister, Genevieve, to saw into the wooden floor of the cave and dig underneath for possible hidden treasure, as they suspect the place may have been a smuggler's retreat in former days.
Instead of discovering treasure they find an opening leading into a long tunnel, and, following this to its end, they are astonished to find themselves in the cellar of Miss Camilla Roundtree's house. That lady is as surprised as themselves at the discovery and knows of no explanation of the strange passageway, except that it may have been constructed by her father, who was an ardent abolitionist, for the concealment of runaway slaves. But when the girls show her the curious scrap of paper they have found in the cave, she exclaims that it is in the handwriting of her brother, who disappeared many years before and has never since been heard from.