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Updated: June 21, 2025
A louder voice just then, would have seemed a sacrilege. "Look!" "Is it what we are looking for?" asked Ned in a low voice. "I believe it is," replied the professor. "It is the lost city of Kurzon, or one just like it. And now if we can find the idol of gold our search will be ended at least the major part of it." "Where did you expect to find the idol?" asked Tom.
"Well, it isn't locked up in a safe deposit box, of that I'm sure," laughed the professor. "No, I don't know exactly where it is, except that it is somewhere in an ancient and buried city known as Kurzon. If I knew exactly where it was there wouldn't be much fun in going after it. And if it was known to others it would have been taken away long ago.
They had hoped for great things, but if the cavern gave access to the buried city the ancient city of Kurzon on the chief altar of which stood the golden idol, Quitzel it looked as though they were never to enter it. "We'll have to get our Indians and drive those fellows out!" declared Tom. "I'm not going to be beaten this way and by Beecher!" "It is galling," declared Professor Bumper.
Whether or not it was Kurzon I am unable to say. "But if there was one ancient city there must be more. So I want to make an attempt. And I counted on you, Tom. You have had considerable experience in strange quarters of the earth, and you're just the one to help me. I don't need money, for I have interested a certain millionaire, and my own college will put up part of the funds."
This was in reference to the golden idol having been overthrown and another set up in its place, an act which had caused the destruction of Kurzon. It is true that the city was destroyed, or rather, buried, but this catastrophe was probably brought about by an earthquake.
"That was a good shot you made when you bowled over the jaguar," said Ned, as the two young explorers started back to their camp. "Better than I realized, if it leads to the discovery of Kurzon and the idol of gold," 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.
"There are other statues in this buried city of Kurzon, and though they may not be so valuable they will give me a wealth of material for my research work." "How do you know there are other statues?" asked Mr. Damon. "Because my documents tell me so. It was because the people made other idols, in opposition, as it were, to Quitzel, that their city or country was destroyed.
"Aside from being on the spot, below which, or below the vicinity where, I believe, lies the lost city of Kurzon and, I hope, the idol of gold, a situation has arisen an unexpected situation, I may say which calls for different action from that I had counted on. "I refer to the presence of my rival, Professor Beecher. I will not dwell now on what he has done.
Professor Beecher had nothing to do with that, nor had he with the taking of the map, as has been seen, the loss of which, after all, was a blessing in disguise, for Kurzon would never have been located by following the directions given there, as it was very inaccurate. In another point it was demonstrated that the old documents were at fault.
"To get to this city of Kurzon," he proceeded in a low voice, so that none of the others in the dining-room would hear them, "we will have to go either by mule back or boat to a point near Copan. As near as I can tell by the ancient maps, Kurzon is in the Copan valley.
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