“No.”
“What do you mean?”
“The gold—the gold is gone!”
Frank was so overcome with surprise and dismay that for a moment he could say nothing.
Then Nicodemus climbed down and faced his companion. His expression of face was strange to see.
“Are you sure it is not there?” asked Frank.
The captain nodded.
“I could see every corner of the cavity,” he said. “It is not there.”
“What! Who could have removed it?”
The captain gave a sudden start and smote his knee.