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     ;Don't swear�察�and don't let on to anybody but what you DID know it 

was there。      Now�察�Alvin Mulrady�察�listen to me。;             Her voice here took the 

strident form of action。        ;Knock off work at the shaft�察�and send your man 

away at once。        Put on your things�察�catch the next stage to Sacramento at 

four o'clock�察�and take Mamie with you。; 

     ;Mamie� ─�echoed Mulrady�察�feebly。 

     ;You want to see Lawyer Cole and my brother Jim at once�察─�she went 

on�察�without heeding him�察 �and Mamie wants a change and some proper。 

clothes。     Leave the rest to me and Abner。           I'll break it to Mamie�察�and get 

her ready。; 

     Mulrady       passed    his   hands     through    his   tangled     hair�察 �wet    with 

perspiration。      He   was   proud   of his   wife's   energy  and   action�察  �he did   not 

dream      of   opposing     her�察  �but   somehow       he   was    disappointed。       The 

charming glamour and joy of his discovery had vanished before he could 

fairly dazzle her with it�察�or�察�rather�察�she was not dazzled with it at all。                 It 

had   become   like   business�察  �and   the   expression   ;breaking   it;   to   Mamie 

jarred upon him。        He would have preferred to tell her himself�察�to watch 

the color come into her delicate oval face�察�to have seen her soft eyes light 

with an innocent joy he had not seen in his wife's�察�and he felt a sinking 

conviction that his wife was the last one to awaken it。 

     ;You ain't got any time to lose�察─�she said�察�impatiently�察�as he hesitated。 

     Perhaps it was her impatience that struck harshly upon him�察�perhaps�察�if 

she had not accepted her good fortune so confidently�察�he would not have 

spoken what was in his mind at the time�察�but he said gravely�察 �Wait a minit�察�

Malviny�察�I've suthin' to tell you 'bout this find of mine that's sing'lar。; 

     ;Go on�察─�she said�察�quickly。 

     ;Lyin'    among     the  rotten   quartz    of  the  vein   was   a  pick�察─  �he   said�察�

constrainedly�察   �and   the   face   of   the   vein   sorter   looked   ez   if   it   had   been 

worked   at。     Follering   the   line   outside   to   the   base   of   the   hill   there   was 

signs   of   there   having   been   an   old   tunnel�察  �but   it   had   fallen   in�察  �and   was 

blocked up。; 

     ;Well�拭─�said Mrs。 Mulrady�察�contemptuously。 

     ;Well�察─    �returned   her   husband�察    �somewhat      disconnectedly�察     �it  kinder 

looked as if some feller might have discovered it before。; 



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     ;And     went    away�察   �and    left  it  for  others�    �That's    likelyain't    it�拭─�

interrupted   his   wife�察  �with   ill´disguised   intolerance。      ;Everybody   knows 

the hill wasn't worth that for prospectin'�察�and it was abandoned when we 

came here。       It's your property and you've paid for it。              Are you goin' to 

wait    to  advertise    for  the   owner�察   �Alvin    Mulrady�察    �or  are  you    going   to 

Sacramento at four o'clock to´day�拭─�

     Mulrady started。        He had never seriously believed in the possibility of 

a   previous   discovery�察  �but   his   conscientious   nature   had   prompted   him   to 

give   it   a   fair   consideration。  She   was   probably   right。      What   he   might 

have   thought   had   she   treated   it   with   equal   conscientiousness   he   did   not 

consider。     ;All right�察─�he said simply。         ;I reckon we'll go at once。; 

     ;And   when   you   talk   to   Lawyer   Cole   and   Jim�察  �keep   that   silly   stuff 

about   the   pick   to   yourself。    There's   no   use   of   putting   queer   ideas   into 

other people's heads because you happen to have 'em yourself。; 

     When      the   hurried    arrangements      were    at  last  completed�察     �and   Mr。 

Mulrady and Mamie�察�accompanied by a taciturn and discreet   Chinaman�察�

carrying their scant luggage�察�were on their way to the high road to meet 

the up stage�察�the father gazed somewhat anxiously and wistfully into his 

daughter's face。       He had looked forward to those few moments to enjoy 

the freshness and naivete of Mamie's youthful delight and enthusiasm as a 

relief to his wife's practical�察�far´ sighted realism。           There was a pretty pink 

suffusion in her delicate cheek�察�the breathless happiness of a child in her 

half´opened little mouth�察�and a beautiful absorption in her large gray eyes 

that augured well for him。 

     ;Well�察  �Mamie�察  �how   do   we   like   bein'   an   heiress�拭    �How   do   we   like 

layin' over all the gals between this and 'Frisco�拭─�

     ;Eh�拭─�

     She had not heard him。          The tender beautiful eyes were engaged in an 

anticipatory      examination       of  the   remembered        shelves    in   the   ;Fancy 

Emporium;   at   Sacramento�察  �in   reading   the   admiration   of   the   clerks�察  �in 

glancing   down       a   little   criticisingly   at   the   broad   cowhide   brogues   that 

strode at her side�察�in looking up the road for the stage´coach�察�in regarding 

the fit of her new gloveseverywhere but in the loving eyes of the man 

beside her。 



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     He�察   �however�察    �repeated    the   question�察   �touched    with    her  charming 

preoccupation�察�and passing his arm around her little waist。 

     ;I like it well enough�察�pa�察�you know� ─�she said�察�slightly  disengaging 

his arm�察�but adding a perfunctory little squeeze to his elbow to soften the 

separation。      ;I   always    had   an  idea   SOMETHING           would    happen。     I 

suppose I'm looking like a fright�察─�she added�察 �but ma made me hurry to 

get away before Don Caesar came。; 

     ;And you didn't want to go without seeing him�拭─�he added�察�archly。 

     ;I   didn't   want   him   to   see   me   in   this   frock�察─  �said   Mamie�察  �simply。   ;I 

reckon that's why ma made me change�察─�she added�察�with a slight laugh。 

     ;Well   I   reckon   you're allus   good   enough  for   him  in   any  dress�察─  �said 

Mulrady�察     �watching     her  attentively�察    �and   more    than   a  match    for  him 

NOW�察─�he added�察�triumphantly。 

     ;I don't know about that�察─�said Mamie。             ;He's been rich all the time�察�

and his father and grandfather before him�察�while we've been poor and his 

tenants。; 

     His    face  changed�察    �the  look   of   bewilderment�察     �with   which    he  had 

followed her words�察�gave way to one of pain�察�and then of anger。 ;Did he 

get off such stuff as that�拭─�he asked�察�quickly。 

     ;No。     I'd   like  to   catch   him   at  it�察─ �responded     Mamie�察    �promptly。 

;There's better nor him to be had for the asking now。; 

     They   had   walked   on   a   few   moments   in   aggrieved   silence�察  �and   the 

Chinaman might have imagined some misfortune had just befallen them。 

But Mamie's teeth shone again between her parted lips。                  ;La�察�pa� �it ain't 

that�    �He cares everything for me�察�and I do for him�察�and if ma hadn't got 

new ideas;      She stopped suddenly。 

     ;What new ideas�拭─�queried her father�察�anxiously。 

     ;Oh�察�nothing�       �I wish�察�pa�察�you'd put on your other boots� �Everybody 

can see these are made for the farrows。            And you ain't a market gardener 

any more。; 

     ;What   am   I�察  �then�拭─  �asked   Mulrady�察  �with   a   half´pleased�察  �half´uneasy 

laugh。 

     ;You're     a   capitalist�察  �I  say�察  �but   ma    says   a   landed    proprietor。; 

Nevertheless�察�the   landed proprietor�察�when he   reached the boulder   on   the 



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