“I can make but little out of it,� he said, staring hard at it, and scratching his head, and I doubted if the rascal could read a line for all his assumption of knowledge.
“You can at least see the latitude and longitude on it in the upper corner, can’t you?� I asked, hardly suppressing my contempt for the man.
“Aye, that’s plain enough,� he answered, his face lighting a little as he laid the chart down on the table so that the others might see.
“And you see that little wavy line that runs up from the lagoon over the top of what looks like a wall to an opening in the side?� I continued, determining suddenly to inflame their minds with the treasure so that they would give less heed to other things more important to me.
“Yes, I can make that out, too.�
“You see that little mark there?�
“The treasure is thereabouts.�
Pimball turned around and faced the others crowding about him in great and growing excitement.
“Here, lights here,� he growled.