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Updated: June 4, 2025
He wuz a-goin' to try to come back by the first boat, an' of course he's done it jest his luck. Ef he'd only come sooner, somebody besides the preacher would hev got her you kin just bet your bottom ounce on it. Let's go down an' see ef he's got any news." Several miners dropped tools and pans, and followed Jake to the landing, and gave a hearty welcome to Tom Chafflin.
"Well," sighed a discontented miner from New Jersey, "Providence knows His own bizness best, I s'pose; but I could have found him a feller that could have made a darn sight better use of his good luck ef he'd had any than Tom Chafflin. He don't know nothin' 'bout the worth of money never seed him drunk in my life, an' he don't seem to get no fun out of keerds."
With the air of a man who has conferred a great benefit, and is calmly awaiting his rightful reward, Jake turned to Tom; but his expression speedily changed to one of hopeless wonder, and then to one of delight, as Tom Chafflin walked rapidly up to the cashier's desk, pushed the Dominie one side and the little scales the other, and gave Sunrise several very hearty kisses, to which the lady didn't make the slightest objection in fact, she blushed deeply, and seemed very happy.
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