Digging for Gold

on for the pitchfork he borrowed of me last week. There's n

right

lk with you if

"but I don't care to walk a mile and a half for a p

ther. Rodney looked askance a

suit I offered you," he said. "I

sume i

y don't yo

ent your grandfather

ou aske

ked him th

did he

e for himself, and have his

y lau

like a frigh

lf," assented Gr

an his. Grandfather isn't

e that I dress

does not make much difference

anty outlay on dress, for it would enable him

old grandfather i

ve he is s

ny years longer probably. Then the p

ome to live

l sell both farms, and then

was rather disgusted to hear his grand

andfather is failin

at he is," answe

ney disease. Old men are ve

him complain

two boys had re

g store," said Rodney. "They ke

lieve

the sly. I'll give you a cigarette, if you want

, but I do

and couldn't afford to buy cigarettes

es

of cigarettes, but drank a glass of soda water. It did not occur to him to offer Gr

s anxious to have his grandfather die in order to get hold of the property. I wou

eached the farm. Luke Weldon, who had

me to see me?" he asked w

box wants his pitchfork, wh

afraid he would

haps

e advantage of him. Well, come to the

the barn, and receive

m on shares. The old man is dreadfully afraid I shall cheat him in the division of the

" answered G

pay you a

clothes, but I don't get

it is all to end. He stints himself and his family, and

over the

you like

uch as his

oung cub, and about as

arette this morning,

you a

old suits, too, but it was only to save his gr

you accep

ill have a new sui

I wish I could have

for Mr. Tarbox, but there is one

is t

to Cali

that into

John Heywood had just got back, bri

You don'

rm and is going to

ousand dollars, and he's only just turned

to Californi

go? It costs mon

ere the money is coming from, but

Seth Tarbox wouldn't l

p me!" said Grant, noddi

t I reckon it'll be a good many y

on, but the idea had entered his mind

ame, and the other across the railroad and over the 27fields. This was no sho

there was a bridge spanning the creek, not wide, but lying s

The supports of the further end of the bridge had given way, and it hung, partially fallen, supported only from the other e

ere'll be an accident! I wonder wh

point. The danger was imminent, for in

t there was no time. 28Before he could return the train would

itement. "The engineer will have no warning,

Grant's mind, and he felt that the catastrophe must be averted if possible. If only some one would come

he do?