“Here’s something,” announced Joe, bringing out a small iron box.
“Open it,” directed Dr. Rander.
Joe did—and then cried out in wonder as he saw its contents.
CHAPTER XXV
Another Hidden Wonder
“GOLD!” cried Joe happily. “Gold beads, as sure as I’m alive!”
“And scores of them, too,” observed Bob. “Bet they’re worth hundreds and hundreds of dollars.”
They examined the little objects with interest, joyful that at last their efforts had been rewarded. The beads still shone brightly, although they had been in the cavern for hundreds of years. That they were really gold, no one doubted in the slightest.
“Who put them here?” asked Bob Holton, when they were ready to leave for the outside, the jewel box in their possession.