Then I
started to find Doranez--he is the man I have been after during the
past week. I found him and he promised to work with me if I would pay
him for his trouble. But yesterday he sent me a note, stating he had
changed his mind and was going to Spain, to look up some of his
relatives. So he is probably out of it from now on."
"Maybe he is going to look for the treasure on his own account,"
suggested Randolph Rover.
"He cannot do that very well, for he has little or no money."
"And what do you propose to do, father--go on a hunt for the
treasure?" asked Dick.
"Yes. From what papers I have on hand and the information gotten from
Bahama Jack I think we stand a fair chance of locating that island and
of finding the cave where the treasure is secreted. Of course, there
is a good deal of guess work about it, but I am convinced the thing is
worth trying."
"And how are you going at it?" came from Tom.
"A friend of mine in Philadelphia, a Mr. Dale, has a steam yacht which
he is not going to use this summer, as he is going to Europe. I have
determined to charter that yacht and go on a cruise among the West
Indies. It will be a fine outing for the summer, even if we don't
locate Treasure Isle, as Mr.
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