Let's
explore the hills."
The boat had shot out on the farther side of the whirlpool, and
there was nothing now between it and the shore. After a
consultation it was decided to land.
"We can be more careful coming back," said Jack.
Half an hour later they had landed and started up the hills
toward the summit. The place seemed to be deserted, but there
were evidences that some sort of mining had been going on there,
for great holes and shafts were dug in the ground, and there were
remains of machinery.
"They must have dug up all the Cardite in this locality," said
Professor Henderson, "and they've gone to a new place."
"Which we wish to find," added Mr. Roumann, "and that without
being discovered. From the way in which the Martians guard this,
it will go hard with us if they see us taking any."
They toiled up to the top of some of the lowest hills. There did
not seem to be any of the treasure there, and they went farther.
They were getting tired and hungry, and they sat down to rest and
eat some food which they had brought with them.
"Let's try that hill," proposed Mark, pointing to a high one
about a mile away.
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