Captain, what is in the mound ?" "We went to the mound," said he, speaking very rapidly, "and when we got to the top and lifted off that stone lid--upon my soul, ladies, I believe there is gold enough in that thing to ballast a ship.

It isn't filled quite up to the top, and, of course, I could not find out how deep the gold goes down; but I worked a hole in it as far down as my arm would reach, and found nothing but gold bars like this." Then, glancing around to see that none of the Africans were returning, he took from his pocket a yellow object about three inches in length and an inch in diameter, shaped like a rough prism, cast in a rudely constructed mortar or mould.
"I brought away just one of them," he said, "and then I shut down the lid, and we came away." "And is this gold ?" exclaimed Edna, eagerly seizing the bar.

"Are you sure of it, captain ?" "I am as sure of it as I am that I have a head on my shoulders," said he, "although when I was diving down into that pile I was not quite sure of that.

No one would ever put anything but gold in such a hiding-place.

And then, anybody can see it is gold.