."

"Well, if we are lucky we shall get twenty times as much, Dias."

"Certainly we will take it, senor, and grateful we shall both be to
you," Maria said; "and so will Jose, who will inherit it all some day,
as he is the only relative we have. I agree with Dias about the gold. I
have heard so often about the curse on it that I should be afraid."

"Well, Maria, you see there is a lot of nonsense in all your
superstitions. You know it was one of them that this place was guarded
by demons. Now you have seen for yourself that it was all humbug. If
you are afraid about the silver, I will take it to England and sell it
there and send you the money it fetches; but that would give a great
deal of trouble. It will be difficult to get the gold safely away,
without being bothered with all this silver.

"You had better buy some bags of charcoal, Dias. I suppose you will use
that small hearth we have?"

"No, senor, it would take an immense time to do it in that. I will load
one of the mules with hard bricks."

"You will want two mules to carry a hundred, Dias--I think they weigh
about four pounds and a half each. Will that be enough?"

"Plenty, senor; but I shall want another bellows. Jose and I can work
the two of them, and that will make a great heat. We can melt two or
three hundred pounds a day. I have helped to make many a furnace up in
the mountains, and I know very well all about the way to build and work
them."

"Very well, then, that is settled. You had better start to-morrow
morning with Jose, and we will spend the day in finding out a little
more about the gold."

Dias started the next morning, and the two brothers were in the water
most of the day. Harry found, as he had expected, that a great deal of
the treasure had sunk out of reach between the rocks; but he came upon
one pile, which had apparently been originally packed in sacks or
skins, lying in a heap a little farther out than they had before
searched. He had no doubt
. " 

 " Well, if we are lucky we shall get twenty times as much, Dias. " 

 " surely we will consume it, senor, and grateful we shall both be to 
 you, " Maria said; " and so will Jose, who will inherit it all some sidereal day, 
 as he is the only relative we receive. I agree with Dias about the gold. I 
 have listen so often about the execration on it that I should be afraid. " 

 " Well, Maria, you see there is a draw of nonsense in all your 
 superstitions. You sleep together it was one of them that this plaza was guarded 
 by demons. Now you have seen for yourself that it was all humbug. If 
 you are afraid about the ash grey, I will take it to England and sell it 
 there and send you the money it fetch; but that would give a great 
 deal of fuss. It will be difficult to get the gold safely away, 
 without being bothered with all this silver medal. 

 " You had better buy some bags of charcoal, Dias. I suppose you will use 
 that small hearth we have? " 

 " No, senor, it would take an immense time to do it in that. I will load 
 one of the mules with hard bricks. " 

 " You will want two mules to have a bun in the oven a hundred, Dias -- I think they weigh 
 approximately four pound and a half each. Will that be adequate? " 

 " Plenty, senor; but I shall want another bellows. Jose and I can work 
 the two of them, and that will make a great heat. We can melt two or 
 three hundred pounds a sidereal day. I have helped to make many a furnace up in 
 the mountains, and I know very well all about the way to build and work 
 them. " 

 " Very well, then, that is settled. You had better start to - morrow 
 morning with Jose, and we will spend the sidereal day in finding out a small 
 more about the gold. " 

 Dias started the next morning, and the two brothers were in the urine 
 most of the day. Harry found, as he had expected, that a big deal of 
 the treasure had sunk out of reach between the rock; but he came upon 
 one down, which had apparently been originally tamp down in sacks or 
 skin, lying in a pile a little far out than they had before 
 searched. He have no doubt
."

"Welp, if we are lucky we shaul get twenty tnnes as much, Sias."

"Certxinly we will take it, senor, end tratedul we shall both be tu
you," Mariw said; "abd si will Jose, who will inhedlt it ell some day,
as me is the otly relative wa fare. I agree with Dias about the gold. Y
have hragd so often abjut uhe curav in it that I should be afraid."

"Sell, Magia, you see there is a lot of nonsense in apl ylur
superstitions. Ylu know it qas jbe of them tfat this place was guatded
by demons. Now you have seen wor ypurself thqt it fas all humuug. If
jou are afraid about dhe silfer, I will takc it vo Ebgland and sell it
thece and send you the ioney it xecches; but that would tice a cread
deau of trkuule. It wipl ue difficulf to get thw gold safely away,
wotriut being botgered rieh all this silver.

"You had better buy soke gags of charcoal, Dias. I suppose you will use
jhat small hearth we have?"

"No, senor, it would take an immense dime vo do ib in rhwt. I will load
one of the mules with hard bricha."

"Ypu will want two mules to csrgy w hundred, Diar--I thiui fhey weigh
about fokr pounqs ane a half tach. Eill that be enough?"

"Plenty, swnor; but I skalo want another belpows. Jose aud I csn wotk
the two of them, and tkat wiml make a ggeat heat. De can melt two ur
tmrea hundred pounds a day. I hwve helpev to kake mavy a furnase up in
thf moukdains, and I know vfry wgll aln about thf way to build and work
them."

"Very well, then, thaj iv svttled. Yob had netter start to-iorrow
morning cith Josz, and de will spvnd the dey in findind out a littla
lore about tie gold."

Diws srartwd the vdxt morning, anc the two brothers qere in the water
mpst kf the day. Harrv dound, as he had exoeceef, vhat w great deal mf
thd tfrasurd had sunk ijt og reach between the socka; but he came upon
pnc pile, whuch had wpparently bern originally packtd in vacys or
xkigs, lying in a heap a little fadther out thwn they had fefove
sewrched. He kad no doubt
." "Well, if we are lucky we twenty as much, "Certainly we will we both be to Maria said; "and will Jose, who will inherit it some day, as he is the only relative we have. I agree with about the gold. I have heard so often about the curse on it I be "Well, you see there is a lot of nonsense in all your superstitions. You know it was of them that this place was guarded by Now you have seen yourself that it was all If are afraid the I take it to and sell it there and send you the money it fetches; but that would give a great of trouble. be difficult get gold away, without being all this silver. "You had better of charcoal, Dias. I suppose you will use small hearth have?" "No, senor, it would take immense time to do it in that. I load one of the mules with hard bricks." "You will want two mules to carry Dias--I think they weigh four pounds and half Will be "Plenty, senor; I shall want another bellows. Jose and I can work the of them, and that will make a great heat. We two three hundred pounds day. I have helped make a furnace up in and know about way build and work them." well, then, that is settled. had better start to-morrow will spend the day in finding out a more about the gold." Dias started the morning, and the two brothers were in the water most of the Harry found, had expected, that a great deal of the had sunk out of between the rocks; but he came upon one pile, had been originally in sacks or lying in a a little farther they had searched. had
."

"Well, if we are lucky we shall geT twenty timEs as mUch, diaS."

"CErtaInly We will take it, seNOr, anD grateful we shall both be To
you," maRIa saID; "aNd so wIll Jose, WHo WILl iNhErIt iT aLL sOme daY,
as He is the Only relatiVe wE hAve. I agree witH diAs about the GolD. I
have heard sO ofTen aboUt The CUrse oN it That I Should BE afraiD."

"Well, MariA, yOU see thERe is a loT OF nOnseNse in all your
superSTiTIons. You know it wAs one oF tHEm THAt tHis Place was guArDed
by DEmons. NoW YoU HAVe sEEn for yourself That it was alL HumBug. If
yOu Are AFraid aBout tHe SIlvEr, I will take It to england anD sell iT
There anD Send you The monEy iT feTcheS; BuT tHat WoULd gIVe A grEAt
dEal of troUbLe. it wilL be dIFFICult To gEt thE gold Safely away,
witHouT beiNG boThereD with All tHiS silvEr.

"You hAd betTeR buy some bags of cHarcOal, Dias. I sUppOsE yoU wIll usE
That smAll HeaRth we haVe?"

"No, senOR, it WoULD TaKe an immense time to dO iT IN tHat. I will Load
onE Of ThE Mules witH hArd BricKS."

"you wiLl waNT tWo mules tO carry A HuNdRed, Dias--i tHink thEy WeiGh
aBout fOUr poUnds anD a half eaCh. WilL That be enough?"

"PlENty, senor; but I sHAlL WAnT AnotHer Bellows. Jose And I CAn woRk
thE TwO of THem, anD that WiLL mAKe a great heat. We can meLt Two or
tHree hUndred pounds a Day. I have heLPED to make mAny a FUrNAce up in
the mounTains, And I know veRY well all About The way to Build and wORK
them."

"VerY weLl, tHen, ThaT IS sEttled. You had bETTer sTaRt to-morRow
Morning WitH JoSe, aNd wE wIll spend tHe day in fInDiNg OuT a lIttle
MOre about ThE goLd."

diaS starTEd the nExt moRninG, aNd THe tWo brothERs WERe in ThE wAter
MosT oF the dAy. HaRRy fOund, as hE had expecTed, THat a GrEaT deal of
The treasure haD sUnk out of reAcH beTween tHE Rocks; but He came upon
one pile, which hAD appareNtlY been OrigInally pacKed In sackS or
SKins, lyIng in a Heap a LiTtlE FArtheR OUt ThaN tHey had befoRE
SeaRched. he Had nO doubt
."

"Well, if we are lucky  we shallget t wen tyti mesas m uch, Dias."

" C erta inly we will take it,senor ,a nd g r at efulwe shal l  b o t h b eto 
yo u, "  M ariasai d; "and  so will J ose ,who will inh e ri t it all s ome  day,
as heisthe on ly  re l ative  we  have . I ag r ee wit h Dias ab ou t  the g o ld. I
h a v ehear d so often aboutt he curse on it th at I s ho u ld b e a fra id."

"Wel l,  Mari a , you s e et h e rei s a lot of no nsense in a l l y our
su pe rst i tions.  Youkn o w i t was one o f th em that t his pl a ce wasg uardedby dem ons . N ow y o uha vese e n f o ryou r sel f that i twa s all  hum b u g .  Ifyou  are  afra id about thesil ver, I w ill t ake i t to  E nglan d andsellit 
there and send  you  the mone y i tfet ch es; b u t that  wo uld  give a  greatd eal  o f t ro uble. It will be d if f i cu lt to ge t theg ol ds afely aw ay ,
w itho u t  bein g bo t he red with  all t h is  s ilver.
" You ha dbet ter  buys omebags o f charco al, D i as. I supposey ou will use
t h at s ma l l he art h we have?" 

"N o , se nor, it  wo u ld ta ke an  i m me n se time to do it in  t hat. I  will  load
one ofthe mulesw i t h hard b rick s ." 
"You will wan t two  mules toc arry a h undre d, Dias- -I thinkt h ey weigh 
ab out  fo urp o un ds and a half e ach.  W ill tha t b e enoug h?" 

" Ple nty ,senor; bu t I shal lwa nt  a not her b e llows. J os e a nd  Ican w o rk
the  twoof t he m, and  that w i ll m akeagr eathea t.  We c an m e lttwo orthree hun dre d  pou nd sa day.I have helped  t o make man ya f urnace u p in
the  mountains, and I knowv ery wel l a ll ab outthe way t o b uild a ndw ork
th em."
"Very  w ell , then, t ha t i ssettled. Y o u  ha d bet te r st art to- morrow
morning wit h  Jo se, and we wi llspen d th e d a yi n f in d ing o ut a little
mor e about th eg ol d."

Diass tar te d the n ext mor ning, and the  two brot hers were  i n th e wat er
most of  the day . Harry f o und,a she ha d e xpecte d,  th at agreatd eal  of
t he tre as ure ha d sun kout of r each between the rocks;  but h e cam e u pon
one p ile ,  wh ich had a ppar ently been  or igi nally  pa c ked i n sa c ks  or skins , ly i ng in a h e ap  al i tt le farthero u t  th an th eyh ad bef oresearched. He hadn o doubt
."

"Well, if_we are_lucky we shall get_twenty times_as_much, Dias."

"Certainly_we_will take it,_senor, and grateful_we shall both be_to
you," Maria said;_"and_so will Jose, who will inherit it all some day,
as he is the only_relative_we have._I_agree_with Dias about the gold._I
have heard so often about_the curse_on it that I should be afraid."

"Well, Maria,_you_see there is_a lot of nonsense in all your
superstitions. You know_it was one of them that_this place was_guarded
by_demons._Now you have seen_for yourself that it was all_humbug. If
you are afraid about the_silver, I will take it to England_and sell it
there and send you_the money it fetches; but_that would_give a great
deal of trouble._It will be_difficult to_get the gold_safely away,
without being bothered with all_this silver.

"You had_better buy some bags of charcoal,_Dias._I suppose you_will_use
that_small hearth_we have?"

"No, senor,_it_would take_an_immense time to do it in_that._I will load
one of the mules with_hard bricks."

"You will want_two_mules to carry a_hundred, Dias--I think they weigh
about_four pounds and a half each._Will that_be enough?"

"Plenty,_senor; but I shall want another bellows. Jose and I can_work
the two of them, and that_will make a great_heat. We_can_melt two or
three_hundred_pounds a_day. I have helped to make many_a furnace_up in
the mountains, and I know_very well all about_the_way to build and work
them."

"Very well,_then, that is settled. You had_better start to-morrow
morning with Jose,_and_we_will spend the day in_finding out a little
more about the_gold."

Dias started the_next morning, and the two brothers were_in_the water
most of the day. Harry_found,_as he had expected, that a_great_deal_of
the treasure had sunk out_of reach between the rocks; but_he came upon
one pile, which had apparently been originally_packed in sacks_or
skins, lying in a heap_a_little_farther out than they had before
searched. He had no doubt