“Why, there are thirteen of them!” he burst out. “Oh, Jack! do you think——”
“That this is the place Ira Small has been talking about? Well, it certainly looks like it!”
CHAPTER XXVI
THIEVES IN CAMP
The two boys gazed in awe at the circle of thirteen sharp-pointed rocks which arose majestically in a circle that was all of an eighth of a mile in diameter. There were other rocks on every side, but these stood out distinctly so that there was no mistaking them.
“If these are the thirteen rocks Small has been talking about, then that pirates’ treasure ought to be located in the center of this circle,” said Jack.
“And that would be somewhere down there,” added Randy, pointing with his finger to the rocks far below them. “Jack, do you really think there is a treasure here?”
“I don’t know, Randy. It may be only a fairy tale. Why should any pirates come to such a forsaken place as this to bury their treasure?”
“That’s just what I was thinking. It would be much easier for them to bury their gold close to where their ship landed. They would have an awful job getting to such a spot as this.”