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Finally she ran out of the hut。
;Where is she going�拭─�asked Tom suspiciously。
;To get her grandfather。 He very old Indian。 He know story of buried
cities under trees。 Very old storywhat you call legend�察 �maybe。 But
Goosal know。 He tell same as his grandfather told him。 You wait。
Goosal come�察�and you listen。;
;Good�察�Ned� ─�suddenly cried Tom。 ;Maybe�察�we'll get on the track of
lost Kurzon after all�察 �through some ancient Indian legend。 Maybe we
won't need the map� ─�
;It hardly seems possible�察─�said Ned slowly。 ;What can these Indians
know of buried cities that were out of existence before Columbus came
here�拭 �Why�察�they haven't any written history。;
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;No�察�and that may be just the reason they are more likely to be right�察─�
returned Tom。 ;Legends handed down from one grandfather to another
go back a good many hundred years。 If they were written they might be
destroyed as the professor's map was。 Somehow or other�察�though I can't
tell why�察�I begin to see daylight ahead of us。;
;I wish I did�察─�remarked Ned。
;Here comes Goosal I think�察─ �murmured Tom�察 �and he pointed to an
Indian�察�bent with the weight of years�察�who�察�led by Tal's wife�察�was slowly
approaching the hut。
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CHAPTER XXI
THE CAVERN
;Now Goosal can tell you�察─�said Tal�察�evidently pleased that he had�察�in
a measure�察 �solved the problem caused by the burning of the professor's
map。 ;Goosal very old Indian。 He know old storieslegendsvery
old。;
;Well�察�if he can tell us how to find the buried city of Kurzon and the
the things in it�察─�said Tom�察 �he's all right� ─�
The aged Indian proceeded slowly toward the hut where the impatient
youths awaited him。
;I know what you seek in the buried city�察─�remarked Tal。
;Do you�拭─�cried Tom�察�wondering if some one had indiscreetly spoken
of the idol of gold。
;Yes you want pieces of rock�察 �with strange writings on them�察 �old
weapons�察�broken pots。 I know。 I have helped white men before。;
;Yes�察�those are the things we want�察─�agreed Tom�察�with a glance at his
chum。 ;That issome of them。 But does your wife's grandfather talk
our language�拭─�
;No�察�but I can tell you what he says。;
By this time the old man�察�led by ;Mrs。 Tal; as the young men called
the wife of the Indian they had helpedentered the hut。 He seemed
nervous and shy�察�and glanced from Tom and Ned to his grandson´in´law�察�
as the latter talked rapidly in the Indian dialect。 Then Goosal made
answer�察�but what it was all about the boys could not tell。
;Goosal say�察─�translated Tal�察 �that he know a story of a very old city
away down under ground。;
;Tell us about it� ─�urged Tom eagerly。
But a difficulty very soon developed。 Tal's intentions were good�察�but
he was not equal to the task of translating。 Nor was the understanding of
Tom and Ned of Spanish quite up to the mark。
;Say�察 �this is too much for me� ─ �exclaimed Tom。 ;We are losing the
most valuable part of this by not understanding what Goosal says�察 �and
what Tal translates。;
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;What can we do�拭─�asked Ned。
;Get the professor here as soon as possible。 He can manage this dialect�察�
and he'll get the information at first hand。 If Goosal can tell where to
begin excavating for the city he ought to tell the professor�察�not us。;
;That's right�察─�agreed Ned。 ;We'll bring the professor here as soon as
we can。; Accordingly they stopped the somewhat difficult task of
listening to the translated story and told Tal�察 �as well as they could�察 �that
they would bring the ;man´with´no´hair´on´his´head; to listen to the tale。
This seemed to suit the Indians�察 �all of whom in the small colony
appeared to be very grateful to Tom and Ned for having saved the life of
Tal。
;That was a good shot you made when you bowled over the jaguar�察─�
said Ned�察�as the two young explorers started back to their camp。
;Better than I realized�察�if it leads to the discovery of Kurzon and the
idol of gold�察─�remarked Tom。
;And to think we should come across the oiled´ silk holding the
poisoned arrows� ─ �went on Ned。 ;That's the strangest part of the whole
affair。 If it hadn't been that you shot the jaguar this never would have come
about。;
That Professor Bumper was astonished�察 �and Mr。 Damon likewise�察�
when they heard the story of Tom and Ned�察�is stating it mildly。
;Come on� ─ �exclaimed the scientist�察 �as Tom finished�察 �we must see
this Goosal at once。 If my map is destroyed�察�and it seems to be�察�this old
Indian may be our only hope。 Where did he say the buried city was�察�Tom�拭─�
;Oh�察�somewhere in this vicinity�察�as nearly as I could make out。 But
you'd better talk with him yourself。 We didn't say anything about the idol
of gold。;
;That's right。 It's just as well to let the natives think we are only after
ordinary relics。;
;Bless my insurance policy� ─ �gasped Mr。 Damon。 ;It does not seem
possible that we are on the right track。;
;Well�察 �I think we are�察 �from what little information Goosal gave us�察─�
remarked Tom。 ;This buried city of his must be a wonderful place。;
;It is�察�if it is what I take it to be�察─�agreed the professor。 ;I told you I
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would bring you to a land of wonders�察�Tom Swift�察�and they have hardly
begun yet。 Come�察�I am anxious to talk to Goosal。;
In order that the Indians in the Bumper camp might not hear rumors of
the new plan to locate the hidden city�察 �and�察 �at the same time�察 �to keep
rumors from spreading to the camp of the rivals�察 �the scientist and his
friends started a new shaft�察�and put a shift of men at work on it。
;We'll pretend we are on the right track�察 �and very busy�察─ �said Tom。
;That will fool Beecher。;
;Are you glad to know he did not take your map Professor Bumper�拭─�
asked Mr。 Damon。
;Well�察�yes。 It is hard to believe such things of a fellow scientist。;
;If he didn't take it he wanted to�察─�said Tom。 ;And he has done�察�or will
do�察�things as unsportsmanlike。;
;Oh�察�you are hardly fair�察�perhaps�察�Tom�察─�commented Ned。
;Um� ─�was all the answer he received。
With the Indians in camp busy on the excavation work�察 �and having
ascertained that similar work was going on in the Beecher outfit�察�Professor
Bumper�察�with Mr。 Damon and the young men�察�set off to visit the Indian
village and listen to Goosal's story。 They passed the place where Tom
had slain the jaguar�察�but nothing was left but the bones�察�the ants�察�vultures
and jungle animals having picked them clean in the night。
On the arrival of Tom and his friends at the Indian's hut�察�Goosal told�察�
in language which Professor Bumper could understand�察�the ancient legend
of the buried city as he had had it from his grandfather。
;But is that all you know about it�察�Goosal�拭─�asked the savant。
;No�察�Learned One。 It is true most of what I have told you was told to
me by my father and his father's father。 But II myselfwith these eyes�察�
have looked upon the lost city。;
;You have� ─ �cried the professor�察 �this time in English。 ;Where�拭�
When�拭 �Take us to it� �How do you get here�拭─�
;Through the cavern of the dead�察─�was the answer when the questions
were modified。
;Bless my diamond ring� ─ �exclaimed Mr。 Damon�察 �when Professor
Bumper translated the reply。 ;What does he mean�拭─�
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