"'Quite that, sir,--in jewels and pearls. It lies there ready
for any one. And the queer thing about it is that the real owner
is outlawed and cannot hold property, so that it belongs to the
first comer.'
"'To government, Small,' he stammered,--'to government.' But he
said it in a halting fashion, and I knew in my heart that I had
got him.
"'You think, then, sir, that I should give the information to the
Governor-General?' said I, quietly.
"'Well, well, you must not do anything rash, or that you might
repent. Let me hear all about it, Small. Give me the facts.'
"I told him the whole story, with small changes so that he could
not identify the places. When I had finished he stood stock
still and full of thought. I could see by the twitch of his lip
that there was a struggle going on within him.
"'This is a very important matter, Small,' he said, at last.
'You must not say a word to any one about it, and I shall see you
again soon.'
"Two nights later he and his friend Captain Morstan came to my
hut in the dead of the night with a lantern.
"'I want you just to let Captain Morstan hear that story from
your own lips, Small,' said he.
"I repeated it as I had told it before.
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