`He knows
where there is a treasure in gold equal in our money to three
hundred thousand dollars!'
"Old Nute's little eyes focused into his nose an instant. Then
he took a chance at me.
"'What's the country like?'
"I went on as though I didn't see the drift.
"'Tavor says this area of the earth's surface is a great plain
practically level, sloping gradually on one side and rising
gradually on the other.'
"'Sand?' said Nute.
"'No,' I replied, 'Tavor says that contrary to the common notion,
this plain is not covered with sand, it's a kind of chalk
deposit.'
"'Hard to get to?'
"Old Nute shot the query in with a little quick duck of his head.
"I went straight on with the answer.
"'Tavor says it's about a five or six days' journey from a sea
coast town.'
"'Hard traveling?'
"'No, Tavor says you can get within two miles of the place
without any difficulty whatever - he says anybody can do it. The
only difficulties are on the last two miles. But up to the last
two miles, it's a holiday journey for a middle-aged woman.'
"Old Nute grunted. He put his fat hands together over his
waistcoat and twiddled his thumbs.
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