“Now, Mr. Harding, we shall be very glad to have your story.”
Harding had already given his name and business in these parts to Frank Reade, Jr.
He now began at the beginning and detailed the entire story of his life.
He told frankly of his love for Mabel Dane and of his expedition to Peru to search for the Incas treasure.
“I had hoped to find the fortune,” he said, “and then return and claim the girl I love.”
He then detailed his meeting with Vane and the after incidents.
How they had found the Incas treasure and had planned to remove it. Then the perfidy of Vane.
Frank Reade, Jr., and Barney and Pomp listened with the deepest of interest.
To them it was a most interesting and thrilling recital.
Particularly was the young inventor interested. When Harding had finished he cried, vehemently: