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`` But it is not the name by which I am known these days , '' he added bitterly . `` It is an honorable name , and I would like to hear it again -- '' he paused -- `` from you . '' Sibyl returned gently , `` Thank you , Mr. Marston -- believe me , I do appreciate your confidence , and -- '' she in turn hesitated -- `` and I will keep the trust . '' By noon , they had reached Granite Peak in the Galenas , having come by an unmarked way , through the wild country around the head of Clear Creek Canyon . They had finished lunch , when Marston , looking at his watch , took a small mirror from his pocket and stood gazing expectantly toward the distant valley where Fairlands lay under the blue haze . Presently , a flash of light appeared ; then another and another . It was the signal that Aaron King had seen and to which he had called Brian Oakley 's attention , that first day of their search .