"By George! that is the bit of gold I lost, and I had a good hunt for it."
Our hero had been impressed by Creedon's statement that he had examined every nook and corner in the mountain, and yet he did feel a sort of hankering notion that he could find the gold, and he said:
"I want to explore again."
"All right; it can do no harm, but I will relinquish all claim now to any gold that you may find in this cave."
"I'll take you at your word," said Desmond.
Of course the youth had no real hope of ever finding any gold, but it is a known fact that such finds have been made, and sometimes the skeletons of the owners have been found bleaching beside their gold.
CHAPTER V.
BOY'S DETERMINATION—GOING THROUGH A CREVICE—THE MOVABLE ROCK—AID TO DISCOVER—UP THROUGH A HOLE—THE GOLDEN HEAP—DESMOND'S GREAT TRIUMPH—THE OLD MEXICAN'S SECRET EXPOSED.
Desmond was somewhat impressed by the words of Creedon, but still insisted that he would like to conduct an exploration.
"You will only go over the ground that I have already gone over."