“I guess you didn’t know what you were getting into when you went there, did you?” Marshmallow asked. “Doris, your Uncle Ward will certainly be surprised when you tell him all that has happened to you.” “And won’t he be delighted to see me coming home with reward money!” Doris exclaimed. “He was a little afraid this trip would prove an expensive one. As a matter of fact, it’s turned out to be an investment.” “It was certainly the most exciting three weeks I ever spent,” Kitty said with a blissful sigh. “I enjoyed every minute of it.” “So did I,” Doris agreed. “From now on, we won’t be always wondering why the mansion gates are locked, either.” “Hardly,” Dave grinned. “You’ve unraveled all the mysteries and unearthed all the secrets.” “Not quite all,” Doris corrected. “I must find out about my Uncle John Trent’s estate, and something tells me it may offer difficulties.” “It may offer more than that,” Dave replied soberly. “Doris Force, when you go to Cloudy Cove, you may discover you’ve inherited a fortune!” THE END Transcriber’s Notes --Copyright notice provided as in the original—this e-text is public domain in the country of publication. --Added an original cover image, for free, unrestricted distribution with this Distributed-Proofreaders eBook. --Silently removed the halftitle pages inconsistently printed for chapters, omitting their page numbers. --Silently corrected palpable typos; left non-standard spellings and dialect unchanged. --In the text versions, delimited italics text in _underscores_ (the HTML version reproduces the font form of the printed book.) End of Project Gutenberg's Doris Force at Locked Gates, by Julia K. Duncan