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Brewster, you haven't even seen the hole inside of that cave, where I followed after Polly the day we discovered the gold!" exclaimed Eleanor, greatly disappointed in Polly's father. "Ah haven't had time, Nolla. What with the doings of the claim-jumpers and everything, Ah've had a full day.
Apaches were raiding; claim-jumpers were battling; road-agents were robbing stages; bad men were slaying one another in the streets; and, taking it altogether, life was stepping to a lively tune. Geronimo's naked warriors were industrious. Now they would steal upon a pair of miners doing assessment work within sight of town.
A few rods from the claim-jumpers we drove a stake, hung a lantern on it, and began to unhitch, shivering with excitement and apprehension. The noise of our arrival roused the two men, who stirred, and then with an exclamation got to their feet. We saw the flare of a match. One of them had drawn out his watch and was looking at it.
You look like," innocence showed in his eye; there was no ulterior purpose in his face, "you look like one of the bad McMahon lot of claim-jumpers over there in the foothills. I suppose that seems so, only because ranchman aren't generally pious. Well, in the same way, Giggles doesn't really look like a ranchman; but he's every bit as good a ranchman as you are a Christian and a Methodist!"
Ah did hate to see any one lose a good night's sleep and then get thus far only to be mistaken for claim-jumpers by the Sheriff's men up yonder. Of course, Hank and you-all aren't going to take such chances with the law." The miner glanced about uneasily but only saw two girls sitting on their horses a short distance away.
You look like," innocence showed in his eye; there was no ulterior purpose in his face, "you look like one of the bad McMahon lot of claim-jumpers over there in the foothills. I suppose that seems so, only because ranchman aren't generally pious. Well, in the same way, Giggles doesn't really look like a ranchman; but he's every bit as good a ranchman as you are a Christian and a Methodist!"
Besides, it looks as if we-all are going to have some time up here, and Ah'd feel a heap easier if you women were safe at home." "Are there signs of other claim-jumpers coming up, Mr. Brewster?" asked Eleanor, anxiously.
Brewster made sure that Sary was in her room with the door closed, and then she tiptoed back to join her husband. She spoke in a whisper. "Sam, do you really think there will be any danger of claim-jumpers, to-morrow, on Top Notch?" "There's always trouble where gold is to be had," returned Mr. Brewster, seriously.
I thought it was only the womenfolk who had to get out of the way!" exclaimed Eleanor, wonderingly. "If, any claim-jumpers are about to stake out our land up there who is there left to stop them?" added Anne, suspiciously, when she saw the deep concern on every man's face as he rode single file down the path.
"Oh oh, yes!" stammered one, plainly uneasy. "Hoh, it's Sam Brewster of Pebbly Pit, ain't it?" said the other, also confused in his manner. "Right you are, Hank. You see, when a man has to attend to the girls' gold mine, he has to be up right early to forestall the plans of any claim-jumpers who read the records at Oak Creek, yesterday, after we left there.
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