tion to take a shot at the creatures, and one after another fired their weapons, bringing down seven of the birds.
"Good enough!" cried Robert Menden. "I see that all of you can shoot, and I am glad of it, for there is no telling what will turn up before this treasure-hunt is over."
"Before I leave Porto Rico I want a little chance to hunt and fish," said Dick. "It wouldn't be a real summer outing without that."
"I'm out fer dat money dis trip," put in Danny. "Say, I hopes yer git about a million dollars, so I do!" and he shook his head enthusiastically.
"Don't speak of it quite so loudly, Danny," cautioned the Englishman. "This is a secret search, you know."
"Yes, dat's so—I forgot," answered the Irish lad. "I'll be as mum as an oyster after dis."
Coming to a bit of high ground overlooking one of the numerous valleys of upper Porto Rico, they sat down on several flat rocks to rest.
Robert Menden calculated that they were within a few miles of Caguas, and announced that the next night might be spent there.
"And then we must pick up some reliable native guide to take us to the great caves," he added.
The scenery from where they sat was truly
