After a good deal of work I found the former and had several long talks with him." "Did you get any news from him ?" asked Dick.
"A little.

He does not remember exactly where the island was located, but told much about its general appearance and what other islands were in that vicinity.

But he also told me something else, which worried me a good deal.

It was that Sid Merrick, as the heir of Silas Merrick, was also after the treasure.".