"Where did you find him?" asked Donald, pointing to Strong.
"Down there," was Billie's reply, as he pointed toward the still
open underground passage way.
"How did he get there?"
"I suppose he entered from a similar entrance in Don Esteban's
patio. I have had an idea all the time that there was some reason
for the position of these two houses."
"But it doesn't lead into the bank. How could he steal the box
out of the vault?"
"There is the real thief!" exclaimed Billie, pointing to the ape.
"He sneaked in while Strong kept the bank employes engaged. By
some mistake in his understanding he put the envelope back in the
bank the next day instead of putting back the box. It was he who
crawled through the bars into Santiago's library. He was also the
devil who scared the maid almost into fits."
"Well! Well!" exclaimed a voice from the gateway. "I never could
have believed it."
The voice was that of Don Esteban, who had entered while Billie
was speaking.
"I have come to see this strange man, Santiago Ojeda," he
explained. "What says the doctor?"
"Here comes the doctor now," announced Adrian as the physician
made his appearance in the gateway. "He can speak for himself."
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE TREASURE OF MONTEZUMA.
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