"I have a particular reason for wishing to recover that pearl. Do you know what I intended doing if we had brought it here safely?"
"No."
"I intended asking you to buy it for me, and allow me to pay for it when I had the money."
Barry looked surprised as he said,—
"What do you require such a valuable pearl for? You could do a great deal better with your money."
"I wished to send it home as a present to a great friend of mine."
"A lady, of course," said Barry smiling. "I see; it would be a very valuable gift, and she ought to think a lot of it, if ever she receives it."
"She would," replied Jack, "but more on account of my finding it than for its actual value."
"I'll try and get it for you," said Barry, "and if I succeed, you shall have it at a fair price. Ah, here's Silas, I thought he would not be able to wait until my return."
Silas Filey walked anxiously about, waiting for Barry Tuxford, and as the time passed, became impatient.