‪“And you have answered it in person. Just like you.”

‪“Look here, Tony,” said Frank, seriously; ‪“I was sent here by your father to look you up and bring you home.”

‪“Humph!” exclaimed Tony, with a shrug of his shoulders.

‪“That is the truth.”

“Well, I’m not ready to go home yet.”

‪“You are not?”

‪“No.”

‪“Why not?”

‪“Because I propose to find the ruined city and its treasure first. I thought that you had come here to help me.”

‪“Do you believe it exists?”