"Vell," said Mrs. Stults slowly, after she had admitted him, "I haf considered it, und I am villing dot you should haf a try for der treasure."
"And can I have a copy of the map?"
"Yah. Widout it you could do noddings. I vill haf my lawyers draw up a copy for you, und you also has to sign a papers."
"What kind of a paper?"
"You must promise to bear all of der expenses of der expedition, you und your friends, und I must have half der treasure, if you finds him. Vill you do dot?"
"That I will, Mrs. Stults."
"Den come here dis afternoon, und I vill haf der map copy und der papers ready for you. You vos a smart boy. Maybe you vos succeed vere der oders fail. Anyhow I trust you, because of der letter from Old Bill. Now come back dis afternoon. Good-by, Willy. Vos dot your name?"
"No, my name is Fred—Fred Stanley."
"Vell, Fred, den. Vos you any relations to dot man vot discovered many t'ings in Africa?"
"You mean Henry M. Stanley?"