“We got into it against our will, and we made up our minds to quit and live straight after we got this money,” added Meggs.
“Do you think there is any chance of getting it?” asked Agnes.
“We did at one time,” Rother replied. “But I’m not so sure now. We looked around and dug whenever we could without letting you folks know about it. But the white star doesn’t seem to give the location as we thought it would.”
“The white star!” cried Ruth. “Is there a white star in the cellar? We couldn’t find it.”
“Where did you look?” asked Rother.
“All around the walls.”
“You should have looked overhead—on the beams. It’s there all right,” said the man, with a grin. “Stars are always overhead, lady.”
“That’s so! We never thought of that!” cried Agnes. “Of course a star would be as high up as it could be placed!”
“Do you mean, to say you have located the star in the cellar? The star that Hop Wong said indicated the location of the iron box of gold?” asked Neale.
“Reckon Hop Wong told all he knew,” murmured Meggs. “Yes, we have located the star.”