But the chest was empty.
Likewise was the next.
Only one out of the whole contained anything, and this was half full of gold coins.
It contained perhaps four or five thousand dollars’ worth of gold coin. However, this was better than nothing.
While it could not be said that a great treasure had been found, yet Frank was well satisfied.
Nothing more of value was found aboard the ship.
The young inventor, with Pomp’s aid, carried the chest of gold out of the hull.
It was quite a heavy lift, but they succeeded in carrying it to the platform on the side of the Explorer, when a startling thing happened.
Suddenly Pomp made a frantic gesture.
At the same moment Frank saw a dark object coming through the water from above.