"I wouldn't like any better fun than hunting for a treasure box." "Haven't you boys had adventures enough ?" questioned Anderson Rover.
"You've been to Africa and out West, and on the ocean and the Great Lakes----" "Oh, this would just be a little winter's outing in the mountains," said Tom.

"We could go hunting, and have lots of fun, even if we didn't find the treasure box." "The treasure box was probably taken away years ago," said Randolph Rover.

"Most likely several of the smugglers knew of it." "And what of that ghost ?" asked Anderson Rover, with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Pooh! we're not afraid of ghosts," sniffed Sam.

"Are we, Tom ?" "If I saw a ghost, I'd be apt to pepper him with shot, if I had my gun," answered Tom.

"No, I'm not afraid of such things--and neither is Dick." "It would be a fine thing to find a big boxful of silver," said Dick seriously.