Adventure 3 - Valley of Adventure by Blyton Enid

Author:Blyton, Enid
Language: eng
Format: epub

Adventure 3 - Valley of Adventure

Chapter 17

A TREASURE MAP

JACK'S first feeling on hearing this was one of tremendous excitement. Then his face fell. He knew where the treasure was. Behind that fall of rock. What use was that? Nobody could get at it there.

“I know where treasure is,” said Jack, trying to speak slowly and simply. “I saw you show the men this morning — but the rocks had fallen together, and they could not get into the treasure-​cave behind.”

The man gave a short laugh — He seemed to understand. “They are fools,” he said. “Big fools. There is no treasure there.”

Jack stared at him. “Do you mean to say — you fooled them?” he said. "You knew that fall of rocks was there — and you took them to it, and pretended that the entrance to the treasure was all blocked up? Isn't the treasure behind those rocks after all?

The man was frowning hard in his attempt to follow all that Jack was saying. He shook his head.

“No treesure there,” he said. “I fool Juan and Pepi. Ah, ah, how they hurt their hands when they pull — so — at the rocks!”

Jack couldn't help grinning. What a fine trick to play! Well, then — where was the “treesure”?

“I draw you map,” said Otto. “And I tell you way out of valley too. By the Windy Pass. You will go that way, you and your friends, and you will take the map to a good friend of mine. It is time now to find the hidden treesure, for surely there is peace for us all?”

“But why can't you come with us?” said Jack. “Surely you could show us the way, Otto — the pass — and come to your good friend?”

“I am very ill man,” said Otto. “If I not get doctor and — how you say it? — middisin . . .”

“Yes, medicine,” said Jack.

“. . . middisin soon, I die,” said Otto. “I have bad heart, very very bad. I get pain very bad. I not walk far now. So you take treesure map, you good boy, and you take pass out of valley, and go to Julius, my good good friend. Then all will be well.”

“All right,” said Jack. “I'm very sorry about you, Otto. Wish I could do something. I'll do my best to get to Julius quickly and bring back help to you. Do you think you might be able to walk to our hiding-​place tomorrow, and hide there whilst we go?”

“Pardon?” said Otto. “You talk too quick, I not understand.”

Jack spoke more slowly. Otto nodded. He understood the second time.

“You leave me here today, and tomorrow perhaps I be strong enough to go with you to your place,” he said. “We will see. If not, you must go through the pass and find Julius. I draw you map now, and I draw you also the way to the pass. Windy Pass. It is very very narrow, but not difficult to, to . . .

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