But that's the same scoundrel! He got me to locate the
wells, and when they panned out big--bigger than either of us
dreamed--he turned me out cold. He denied he had ever offered to
share with me, and said I was only working for monthly wages!
Why, sometimes I didn't get even that!"
"How did he get the best of you?" asked Tom.
"By making away with or hiding the papers by which I could
prove our partnership and my right to half a share in all the
wells," answered Mary's uncle. "Yes, that's the same man all
right. I'd know his face anywhere, and he ha& the same name."
"He isn't going under a false name, that's sure," agreed Tom.
"He must be a bold chap."
"He is--bold and unscrupulous! That's what makes him so
successful in his own way!" declared Mr. Keith. "And so you are
working with him! Well, I'm sorry for you."
"I'm not exactly working with him," replied Tom. "As a matter
of fact, I'm sorry I ever agreed to look for this wreck."
He told the details of the pending treasure-trove expedition,
and mentioned it as his belief that Mr.
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