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But when they reached it, there knelt Dandy Steve on the ground by her side, his face whiter than hers, his eyes streaming with tears, his arms around her, calling, "Helen! Helen!" At the sound of footsteps and voices he looked up, and, instantly seeking Mr. Cravath's face, gasped: "She is my wife, Mr. Cravath!"
When part way home, however, he rode up beside Tad, and leaning from his saddle, whispered, "I didn't fall off, did I?" The news of triumph spread about the mining camp quickly. When the miners learned that Cravath's pony and his man had been defeated, they shouted for joy. From that moment the Pony Rider Boys became persons of consequence in the Red Star mining camp.
Cravath will be disappointed," he added, as he went down the steps, and luckily did not turn his head to see Mr. Cravath's face covered with the laughter he had been restraining during the last few moments. "Caught him, by Jove!" he said, turning to his companion, a tall dark-faced man, "caught him, by Jove, Randall! He never once thought to ask of what sex the other members of the party might be.
"Wall, I do; an' Lord knows 't ain't because I've seen so much of it. Say, Steve," he added, "how'd ye come to take on such a lot o' women folks, this trip?" "Lot o' women folks! what d' ye mean?" shouted Steve. "There's no womenkind going except one, Mr. Cravath's wife; and I wish to thunder he'd left her behind."
It was Mr. Cravath, and with him the two friends whom Steve had liked best of all who had been in Mr. Cravath's parties. It was the joy of the sudden surprise which prevented Steve's giving his customary close attention to Mr. Cravath's somewhat vague description of the party he had brought this time. "You must arrange for eight, Steve," he said. "There may not be quite so many.
"I know you now. You're Rose Cravath, Tom Cravath's daughter!" cried Phipps, striding forward and grasping the girl by the shoulder. "I demand to know what all this means?" Tad stepped between them, pushing Tom aside. "Remember your promise, Mr. Phipps," he warned. "Yes, but do you realize where we are, boys?" "No, and I don't care." "We're in the Ruby Mountain." "Look!
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