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"Good!" cried Mr. Damon, when this had been translated. "Now let Beecher try to play any more tricks on us! Ho! for the cavern and the lost city of Kurzon." "And the idol of gold," said Tom Swift to himself. "I hope we can get it ahead of Beecher. Perhaps if I can help in that Oh, well, here's hoping, that's all!" and a little smile curved his lips.
"You never saw such an idol of gold as this. What's its name?" and he looked questioningly at the professor. "Quitzel the idol is called," supplied Professor Bumper. "And it is supposed to be in a buried city named Kurzon, somewhere in the Sierra de Merendon range of mountains, in the vicinity of the Copan valley.
I have the original there in a safe deposit vault." "Wouldn't it have been wise to make two copies?" asked Tom. "It would have only increased the risk. With one copy, and that constantly in my possession, I can be sure of my ground. Otherwise not. That is why I am so careful of this. Now I will show you why I believe we are about over the ancient city of Kurzon." "Over it!" cried Mr. Damon.
You don't suppose I'm going to let a little thing like this stand between me and the discovery of Kurzon and the idol of gold, do you?" "But," began Mr. Damon, "I don't see how " "Oh, we'll find a way," interrupted Tom. "It isn't the first time I've been pretty well stranded on an expedition of this kind, and sometimes from the same cause the actions of a rival.
"It will be all the livelier with two expeditions after the same golden idol," remarked Ned. "Yes, I think we're in for some excitement," observed Tom grimly. But even he did not realize all that lay before them ere they would reach Kurzon. Mr.
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