"
"Very well," assented the visitor. "Have you ever had any
experience in recovering treasure from sunken wrecks?" he asked
Tom.
"Yes," was the answer. "And it is curious that you should ask
me that, for my friend here, Ned Newton, and I were just talking
about that very matter. Here's what brought it up," and Tom
showed the page from the Sunday paper.
"Hum! Yes!" musingly remarked Mr. Hardley. "That's all very
well. Part of it is true; but I imagine most of it is the work of
imagination of some enterprising reporter. Of course there is no
question but that there are untold millions on the bottom of the
ocean. The only trouble, as I think you will agree with me, Mr.
Swift, is in coming at the money."
"Exactly," said Tom.
"And will you bear me out when I say that if the wreck of a
treasure ship could be exactly located in water that is not too
deep, half the trouble would be solved?" asked Mr. Hardley.
"A good share of it would," answered Tom. "That is usually the
chief difficulty--locating the wreck. Nearly always they are
anywhere from one to five miles from where the persons seeking
them think they are.
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