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She disengaged herself from his arms�察�without excitement�察�and looked
at him with bright but shrewdly observant eyes。
;I've struck it in the wellthe regular vein that the boys have been
looking fer。 There's a fortin' fer you and Mamie�此�thousands and tens of
thousands� ─�
;Wait a minit。;
She left him quickly�察�and went to the foot of the stairs。 He could hear
her wonderingly and distinctly。 ;Ye can take off that new frock�察�Mamie�察─�
she called out。
There was a sound of undisguised expostulation from Mamie。
;I'm speaking�察─�said Mrs。 Mulrady�察�emphatically。
The murmuring ceased。 Mrs。 Mulrady returned to her husband。
The interruption seemed to have taken off the keen edge of his enjoyment。
He at once abdicated his momentary elevation as a discoverer�察�and waited
for her to speak。
;Ye haven't told any one yet�拭─�she asked。
;No。 I was alone�察 �down in the shaft。 Ye see�察 �Malviny�察 �I wasn't
expectin' of anything。; He began�察�with an attempt at fresh enjoyment�察 �I
was just clearin' out�察�and hadn't reckoned on anythin'。;
;You see�察�I was right when I advised you taking the land�察─�she said�察�
without heeding him。
Mulrady's face fell。 ;I hope Don Caesar won't think;he began�察�
hesitatingly。 ;I reckon�察 �perhaps�察 �I oughter make some sorter
compensationyou know。;
;Stuff� ─�said Mrs。 Mulrady�察�decidedly。 ;Don't be a fool。 Any gold
discovery�察 �anyhow�察 �would have been yoursthat's the law。 And you
bought the land without any restrictions。 Besides�察 �you never had any
idea of this� �she stopped�察 �and looked him suddenly in the face;had
you�拭─�
Mulrady opened his honest�察�pale´gray eyes widely。
;Why�察�Malviny� �You know I hadn't。 I could swear� ─�
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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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