There had always been a mystery in Baron Andre's life. He had managed to get leave from the army when his third child was due to be born. He had arranged with his stable master for his son to take his two young daughters out for a picnic when his wife went into labour and keep them out as long as he could. When they arrived home the first thing they asked was had baby Caroline been born? When he said they were going to call her Pamela, they insisted her name was Caroline. After supper he took them up to see the baby and after they were sent to bed he told his wife that the girls wanted to...

When Nicholas was sent to the Bel Isle garrison to become a cadet and then, at his father's wishes, train there to become an architect he loved the life. Eventually his father wrote to him and said he had to go home. The day came but meeting with a group of miners he decided to join them and go further west to see a bit more of the country before he went back home again. Silver City was in fact a rather small town. The place was very organised and all they had to do was find an area of the mountains where they wanted to make their claim. When he was made deputy Sheriff he thought to write to...