Bahama Bill said that trail was new to him, and if it led to
the treasure cave he did not know it.
"But I'll know the cave as soon as I see it--if it is still there,"
he added.
"Well, you won't see it if it isn't there," said Dick, grimly. "That
earthquake may have changed the whole face of that portion of the
isle."
The trail appeared to make a wide sweep to the westward, and led them
over ground that was unusually rough. The trailing vines were
everywhere and they had to brush away innumerable spider webs as they
progressed. Once Songbird came upon some spiders larger than any he
had yet seen and two crawled on his shoulder, causing him to yell in
fright.
"What's the matter?" asked Dick.
"Spiders! Two were just going to bite me, but I got rid of 'em!"
"Don't be afraid, Songbird," came from Tom. "Why don't you study them
and write a poem about them?"
"A poem about spiders! Ugh!" And Songbird's face showed his disgust.
"Der spider vos a pusy little animal," observed Hans. "He sphins his
veb und attends strictly to business. I dink I make up some boetry
apout him," and the German boy began:
"Der vos von lettle sphider
Vot lifed owid in der voot,
He made himself a leetle veb
Und said dot it vos goot.
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