. Great pains were
taken in packing the bags so that the three ingots placed in each
should be completely surrounded by stones. Anyone who might take a
fancy to feel them, in order to ascertain their contents, would have no
reason to suppose that they carried anything beyond the ore they were
stated to contain.

Harry had had no difficulty in arranging with the captain of the London
to take from a ton and a half to two tons of ore the night before he
sailed, and three days before this Harry started with the mate. There
was but a light breeze, and it was daylight next morning before they
arrived. A pole had been stuck up at the edge of the cliff just above
the cavern, and as it became dark a lantern was also placed there, so
they had no trouble in finding the entrance of the little cove.

"It is a rum-looking place, sir," the man said. "As far as I can see
there is no break in the cliffs."

"It is a curious place, but you will find the bags with the ore on the
rocks inside here ready for us, and my brother and one of my men
waiting there. They will have made us out an hour ago, so we can load
up at once and get out of this tiny creek. I don't want to stay in
there any longer than is necessary, for if there is anything of a swell
we could not get out again."

As they approached the place Harry gave a shout, which was at once
answered. The sails were lowered, and the boat passed round the edge of
the rocks.

"It is a rum place," the mate repeated. "Why, one might have rowed past
here fifty times without thinking there was water inside the rocks. Of
course you must have lowered the sacks down from the top?"

"It was a difficult job," Harry said carelessly; "but we were anxious
to get the things away quietly. If we had taken them down to the port
we should have had no end of bother, and a hundred men would have set
off at once to try and find out where we got the ore."

Bertie and Dias had everything ready, and as the boat drew up alongside
the rocks on which they were standing the former said, "Everything all
right, Harry?"

"Yes, I hope so
. Great pains were 
 taken in packing the base so that the three ingot placed in each 
 should be completely besiege by stone. Anyone who might take a 
 fancy to palpate them, in club to ascertain their content, would have no 
 reason to presuppose that they carried anything beyond the ore they were 
 stated to hold. 

 Harry had experience no difficulty in arranging with the captain of the London 
 to learn from a ton and a half to two long ton of ore the night before he 
 sailed, and three days before this Harry started with the teammate. There 
 was but a light breeze, and it was daylight next morning before they 
 arrive. A pole had been stuck up at the edge of the cliff just above 
 the cavern, and as it became dark a lantern was also placed there, so 
 they had no trouble in finding the entrance of the little cove. 

 " It is a rum - looking place, sir, " the man say. " As far as I can see 
 there be no rupture in the cliffs. " 

 " It is a curious place, but you will find the bag with the ore on the 
 rocks inside here ready for us, and my brother and one of my men 
 expect there. They will have made us out an hour ago, so we can load 
 up at once and get out of this tiny creek. I don't want to stay in 
 there any longer than is necessary, for if there be anything of a swell 
 we could not get out again. " 

 As they approached the place Harry gave a shout, which was at once 
 answer. The sail were lowered, and the boat passed round the boundary of 
 the rocks. 

 " It is a rum place, " the mate repeated. " Why, one might have rowed past 
 here fifty times without thinking there was water system inside the rocks. Of 
 course you must have lower the sacks down from the peak? " 

 " It was a difficult occupation, " Harry said rakishly; " but we were anxious 
 to get the things away quietly. If we had taken them down to the interface 
 we should have had no end of bother, and a hundred men would have set 
 off at once to try and find out where we got the ore. " 

 Bertie and Dias had everything quick, and as the boat drew up alongside 
 the rock candy on which they were standing the former said, " Everything all 
 right, Harry? " 

 " Yes, I hope so
. Grfat pains were
taken in pxcking the bags so thav the tgree inguts placed in each
should be rompoetelt surrounded by stones. Anyone wjo might takt a
fancy to feel vgem, in order fl aseectain their conjents, would vave no
reason do sbppose that they carried anything berond thr lre they were
sjated eo ckntain.

Harry had had no difficulty jn arraiging with the vaptain of the London
to tane fgom a ton and a hapf to two tins jd ore the nieht before he
sailed, ans three days before this Harry rtartzd with the mqte. Jhere
was but a lidht breeze, akc it wds dayloght next mornlng bxforw they
arrived. A pole iad been stuck up at the edge oy the cliff just abovw
tye caeern, and qs kt gerams dark a mantern waa also placwd there, so
they had nj trouble in fjnding tre entrance of the little cove.

"It is a rlm-lokking place, sir," the man said. "As far as I can see
there is no break in the cliffs."

"It is a curious place, bgt yon dilo nind rhf bags with the ore on the
rocks inside here rqzdu nor us, and my brjther and ome og my men
waitine therz. Tgey will have made us out an hiur ago, sj we can load
up at once and get out of this riny creek. I don't cant to stay in
tnere sny longer than is necersarg, for if thfre is angghing of a swell
de boulg not geu out again."

As they approachxd thz place Farri gave w shout, whlch was at once
answered. Hhe scils fere lowerfd, and the boat passed round thx edge of
the tocns.

"In is a rui plage," the mate repqated. "Why, one kight hcve roded past
hege fifty vimes withoue thinking thate was water mnside thq roxks. If
coursd you must have lowered nht sacks doqn from the top?"

"It xas x difficult job," Kcrtt said carelesxly; "bue ae wqse anxious
to get thd thines away quictlh. If we had taken them dmwn fo the port
we shoukd have hae no end of bother, anc a hundred men wokld heve sev
off ay ogce to try and find out where se got thf ove."

Bertie and Qias had everythnng ready, and as the boat drew up alongsmde
the rocks on which jhey were standing thg fprmer said, "Xverytring all
rhght, Harry?"

"Yes, I hope so
. Great pains were taken in packing so the three placed in each stones. who might take fancy to feel in order to ascertain their contents, have no reason to suppose that they carried anything beyond the ore they stated to contain. Harry had had no difficulty in arranging with the captain the to from ton and a half to two tons of ore the night before he sailed, and three before this Harry started with the mate. There but a light breeze, it was daylight next morning they A pole been up the edge of cliff just above the cavern, and as it became dark a lantern was also placed there, so had no finding the of little "It is a sir," the man said. "As far see there is no break in the cliffs." is a place, but you will find the with the ore on the rocks inside here for us, and my brother and one of my men waiting there. They will have out an hour ago, we can load at and out this tiny I don't want to stay in there any longer than is for if there is anything of a swell we could out As they approached place Harry gave a which at once answered. The lowered, the the of rocks. "It is a place," the mate repeated. "Why, might have rowed past there was water inside the rocks. Of course must have lowered the sacks down from top?" "It was a difficult job," Harry said carelessly; "but we were to get away quietly. If we had taken them down the port we should had no end of bother, and a hundred men have off at to try and out where we the ore." Bertie had everything and the alongside the rocks on which they standing former said, "Everything all right, "Yes, so
. Great pains were
taken in packIng the bags So thaT thE thReE ingOts pLaced in each
shoULd be Completely surrounded by StoneS. ANYone WHo Might Take a
faNCy TO FeeL tHeM, in OrDEr To ascErtAin theiR contents, wOulD hAve no
reason tO SuPpose that tHey Carried anythIng Beyond ThE orE They wEre
StateD to conTAin.

HarRy had had nO dIFficulTY in arraNGInG witH the captain of the LONdON
to take from a toN and a hAlF To TWO toNs oF ore the nigHt BeforE He
saileD, AnD THRee DAys before this harry starteD WitH the maTe. theRE
was buT a ligHt BReeZe, and it was dAyliGht next moRning bEFore theY
Arrived. a pole hAd bEen StucK Up At The EdGE of THe CliFF juSt above
tHe CaVern, aNd as IT BECame DarK a laNtern Was also placed TheRe, so
THey Had no TroubLe in FiNding The entRance Of The little cove.

"It Is a rUm-looking PlaCe, Sir," ThE man sAId. "As faR as i caN see
theRe is no bREak In THE ClIffs."

"It is a curious plAcE, BUt You will fInd the BAgS wITh the ore On The
RockS INside Here REaDy for us, aNd my brOThEr And one oF mY men
waItIng TheRe. TheY Will Have maDe us out aN hour AGo, so we can load
uP At once and get oUT oF THiS Tiny CreEk. I don't want To stAY in
tHere ANy LonGEr thaN is neCeSSaRY, for if there is anythiNg Of a sweLl
we cOuld not get out Again."

As theY APProached The pLAcE harry gave a shouT, whicH was at once
ANswered. THe saiLs were loWered, and tHE Boat passEd rOunD thE edGE Of
The rocks.

"It is a RUM plaCe," The mate RepEated. "WhY, onE miGht HavE rOwed past
hEre fifty TiMeS wItHouT thinKIng there WaS waTeR inSide tHE rocks. of
couRse yOu MuST haVe lowerED tHE SackS dOwN froM thE tOp?"

"It wAs a dIFfiCult job," harry said CarELessLy; "BuT we were Anxious
to get tHe Things away QuIetLy. If we HAD taken thEm down to the port
we should HAve had nO enD of boTher, And a hundrEd mEn woulD haVE set
ofF at oncE to trY aNd fIND out wHERe We gOt The ore."

BertIE And dias hAd EverYthing rEady, and as the boat drEW up Alongside
the rOckS on wHICh TheY WeRE stAnDIng THE former said, "EverYthing all
rIgHT, HArry?"

"Yes, I hoPE so
. Great pains were
taken i n packingthe b ags  so  t hatthethree ingots p l aced  in each
should be com plete ly surr o un ded b y stone s .A n yon ewh o m ig h ttakea
f ancy to  feel them , i norder to asc e rt ain theircon tents, would  ha ve nore aso n  to s upp ose t hat th e y carr ied anyth in g  beyon d  the or e th ey w ere
stated to con t ai n .

Harry had h ad nodi f fi c u lty  in  arranging  w ith t h e capta i no f the London
to tak e from a to n  an d a ha lf  to two to ns of  o r e t he night be fore  he
saile d, and three d a ys befo re thi s H arr y st a rt ed  wi th the ma te. The re
was b ut  a  ligh t br e e z e , an d i t wa s day light next mo rni ng b e for e the y
arr ived .A pol e hadbeenst uck up at the e dgeof the cl iff  j ust  a bovet he cav ern , a nd as i t becam e  da rk a la ntern was also pla ce d th ere, sothey h a dno troublein  fi ndin g the e ntra n ce  of thelittle co ve .

"Itis  a rum -l ook ing  plac e , si r," th e man sa id. " A s far as I can see
there isn ob r ea k  inthe  cliffs."
"Iti s acuri o us  pl a ce, b ut yo uw il l  find the bags with  t he ore  on t he
rocks insi de here re a d y  for us,  and my brother and on e ofmy men
wai t ing ther e. Th ey willhave made u s out an  ho urago , s o we  can load
upa t  onc eand get  ou t of th istin y c ree k.  I don'twant tost ay  i nthe re an y  longerth anis  ne cessa r y, for  if t here  i sa nyt hing of as w ellwe  c ould  no tget o ut a g ain ."

Asthey appr oac h ed t he  p lace Ha rry gave a sh ou t, which w as  at  oncea n swered.The sails were lowered, and the  bo at pa ssed  round th e e dge of 
th e  rocks .

"It  is a  r ump l ace," t he  ma te  repeated. " Why , one  m ight  have r owed past
here fif t y t imes withoutthi nkin g th ere wa s  wa te r  in s i de the rocks. O f
course y ou mu st have lo w ere dthe sac ks down  from the top ?"

"It w as a diff ic ultj o b,"  Harry sai d carele ssly; "bu t  we w e re  anxi ous 
to ge tthe  thin gs awa y  qu ietly . If w ehad ta ken t he m down t o the port
we should ha ve had  no e ndof bother , a n d a  hundredmenwould have  se t
o ff at  on c e totrya nd  fi n d out  whe r e we gott he  or e . "
Bertie and D i ashad e ver y thingread y, and as the boa t  drew up along side t heroc k s on  w hich they were  st an d i ng the f or mer said, " Everythi ng all
r ight,Harry? "

"Yes , Ih ope so 
. Great_pains were
taken_in packing the bags_so that_the_three ingots_placed_in each
should be_completely surrounded by_stones. Anyone who might_take a
fancy to_feel_them, in order to ascertain their contents, would have no
reason to suppose that they_carried_anything beyond_the_ore_they were
stated to contain.

Harry had_had no difficulty in arranging_with the_captain of the London
to take from a ton_and_a half to_two tons of ore the night before he
sailed, and_three days before this Harry started_with the mate._There
was_but_a light breeze, and_it was daylight next morning before_they
arrived. A pole had been stuck_up at the edge of the cliff_just above
the cavern, and as it_became dark a lantern was_also placed_there, so
they had no trouble_in finding the_entrance of_the little cove.

"It_is a rum-looking place, sir," the_man said. "As_far as I can see
there is_no_break in the_cliffs."

"It_is_a curious_place, but you_will_find the_bags_with the ore on the
rocks inside_here_ready for us, and my brother and_one of my men
waiting_there._They will have made_us out an hour ago,_so we can load
up at once_and get_out of_this tiny creek. I don't want to stay in
there any longer_than is necessary, for if there_is anything of a_swell
we could_not_get out again."

As_they_approached the_place Harry gave a shout, which was_at once
answered._The sails were lowered, and the_boat passed round the_edge_of
the rocks.

"It is a rum place,"_the mate repeated. "Why, one might_have rowed past
here fifty times_without_thinking_there was water inside the_rocks. Of
course you must have lowered_the sacks down_from the top?"

"It was a difficult job,"_Harry_said carelessly; "but we were anxious
to_get_the things away quietly. If we_had_taken_them down to the port
we_should have had no end of_bother, and a hundred men would have set
off at_once to try_and find out where we_got_the_ore."

Bertie and Dias had everything ready, and as the boat_drew up_alongside
the rocks on_which they were standing the former said, "Everything all
right, Harry?"

"Yes,_I hope so