I've told some of you," he looked at Father Pedro, "how I first discovered, from one of the men, three years ago, that the child was not found by its father.

But I have never told any one, before now, I _knew_ it was picked up here.
"I never could tell the exact locality where I came ashore, for the fog was coming on as it is now.

But two years ago I came up with a party of gold hunters to work these sands.

One day, digging near this creek, I struck something embedded deep below the surface.

Well, gentlemen, it wasn't gold, but something worth more to me than gold or silver.