moved a few paces towards the door. Be-

hind them the late Seflor Hirsch preserved the immo- Inhtv <>i "That will be all right. I know what to say to the engineer." pursued the doctor, in a low tone. "My ulty will he with Sotillo." And Dr. Monygham stopped short in the doorway as if intimidated by the difficulty. He had made the sacrifice of his life. He considered this a fitting rtunity. But he did not want to throw his ln- away too soon. In Ins quality of betrayer of Don Carlos's confidence, he would have ultimately to indi- cate the hiding-place of the treasure. That would be the end of his deception, and the end of himself as well, at the hands of the infuriated colonel. He wanted to delay him to the very last moment, and he had been racking his brains to invent some place of concealment at once plausible and difficult of access. He imparted his trouble to Nostromo, and concluded: "Do you know what, capataz? I think that when the time comes and some information must be given, I shall indicate the Great Isabel. That is the best place I can think of. What is the matter?" A low exclamation had escaped Nostromo. The doctor waited, surprised, and after a moment of pro- found silence heard a thick voice stammer out. " Utter folly," and stop with a gasp. "I do not see it." "Ah! You do not see it," began Nostromo, scath- ingly, gathering scorn as he went on. "Three men in half an hour would see that no ground had been dis-

turbed anywhere on that island. Do you think that