“No.”
“How came you to go there?”
“I thought I could prevail upon Monte to make some restitution.”
“You never told me you intended to visit him,” said Dick.
“I acted on the impulse of the moment.”
“Now,” said Kidd, “I suppose the diamond is forever lost to us.”
“I wish you never took it. The stone seems to bring misfortune to every one who has possessed it.”
“It is unlucky.”
“Stolburst has probably been murdered by Ajeeb, or some of his crew.”
“Enoch!” exclaimed Kidd excitedly; “the Abyssinian has recovered the stone!”