"
Desmond was very greatly interested in the story of the old Mexican, and
he asked a number of questions.
"You never got the least inkling as to where his gold was hidden?"
"I don't know that he had any gold; it is only a suspicion on my part."
"He lived in this cave?"
"Yes."
"Did you ever search here?"
"Well, you bet I did."
"And did you explore?"
"You bet I did."
"And you never found anything?"
"I never did."
"Nor secured any indication?"
"Never."
"Possibly you did not look in the right place."
"That is dead certain," came the natural answer.
CHAPTER IV.
ON AN EXPLORING EXPEDITION--A FIND IN A CAVE--THE
SEPULCHRAL VOICE--THE EXPLANATION--DESMOND
GETS SQUARE ON A TRICK--STRANGE LONGINGS--THE
FINDING OF A NUGGET.
It was about midnight when the older men lay down on their blankets to
sleep. Creedon had a big silver bull's-eye watch, and he said he always
kept it going.
Desmond pretended to lie down and go to sleep also, but his head was
filled with visions of the Mexican's hidden gold. He had an idea that
Creedon's investigations might have been very superficial; he determined
to make a thorough and systematic search, and he actually believed he
would find the hidden gold.
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