That is why nothing much
appeared in the papers about the Pandora. But I happen to know
that she carried over two million dollars in gold, and I know--"
"Think of that, Tom! Think of that!" cried Mr. Damon. "Two
million dollars in gold! Why bless my--bless my--"
But the eccentric man could think of nothing adequate to bless
under the circumstances, and he subsided with a murmur.
"Excuse me for interrupting you," he said to his new friend.
"But I just couldn't help it."
"That's all right," Mr. Hardley remarked, with a smile that
showed two rows of very even, white teeth. "I don't blame you for
getting excited. Does that interest you?" he asked Tom. "Two
million dollars in gold, besides a quantity of silver --just how
much I don't know."
"It certainly sounds interesting," replied Tom, with a smile.
"But are you sure of your facts?"
"Absolutely," was the answer. "I was a passenger on the Pandora
when she was wrecked in a storm. I saw the gold put on board. It
was not taken off, and is on her now as she lies at the bottom of
the sea.
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