"Yes."
After a time, when the subjects had been fully discussed, it was decided to try to bring the boat out by the new entrance, and after making all the measurements, ample room was found for this. They returned and carried and dragged it to the opening, and after some labor it was finally pushed through the opening, and when the ropes were attached it was lowered down the hillside, and dragged to a position where it could be taken by the team.
"You should go for the team now, and I will continue the explorations until you return," and so saying, the Professor went up the hill and entered the cave, leaving one of the lights at the opening.
The boys went back to the mouth of the cave and found the team, as well as Red Angel, who had remained there, and within a half hour were back again to the land entrance. The light was still where the Professor had placed it, and the boys at once entered the passageway, and went down the steps leading to the pirates' chamber.
All the bones of the skeletons had been removed from the passageway, where George had fallen, but the other skeletons were in the same place originally seen when they discovered the remains.
The Professor was not in sight, nor did they see any glimmer of his light.
It was he, undoubtedly, who had removed the bones from the passageway, but they did not stop to notice where they were deposited. When they first came in both were busy discussing the situation, in careless tones, without any pretense at suppressing their voices, but now that the Professor was not in sight, and no evidence that he was anywhere near, the scene about them began to be most weird and uncanny. They spoke in undertones, and when Harry suggested that they might call the Professor, and thus let him know of their return, it was some time before George would consent.
It became evident, as he did not appear, that something must be done, and Harry shouted loudly, and his voice reechoed through the cavern and came back to them from every quarter. In a few moments they were overjoyed to see the glimmer of a light directly to the east, which was in the opposite portion of the chamber, where, as his light moved forward, plainly showed another recess, or, probably, an opening similar to the one through which they had entered from the west side of the hill.
"Have you been waiting long?" was his inquiry.
"No; we came in less than ten minutes ago. Have you found anything new?"