“Why did I not think of it?” he exclaimed. “Of course the ship’s crew did it while Langley and I were on our way to the camp.”
Frank’s face lit up.
“That is probably the truth,” he agreed. “Why didn’t we think of it before? Doubtless they removed the gold just before they were overtaken and drowned.”
“In that event——”
Nicodemus paused. Frank finished the sentence.
“What did they do with it?”
This was a question not easily answered. A close search of the vicinity failed to disclose any evidence of gold.
If it had been deposited just outside the mound and left there, no trace of it could be found.
On the other hand, it did not seem possible that the fated men could have carried such a quantity of the precious metal any distance away with them.
If they had, then it must be found with their bones somewhere in the vicinity.