"I begin to see, that, young as you are, Florence didn't make a bad
selection when she chose you as her escort."
"Now, Dewey," said Bradley, "I've got some advice to give you. Get
well as soon as you can, and go to 'Frisco yourself. I surmise Miss
Douglas won't need Ben any longer when you are with her."
"You forget this confounded sprain," said Dewey, looking ruefully at
his ankle. "If I go you'll have to carry me."
"Then get well as soon as you can. We'll stay with you till you're
ready. If there was only a claim round here that Ben and I could
work while we are waitin', it would make the time pass pleasanter."
"There is," said Dewey. "A month since I made a very valuable
discovery, and had got out nearly a thousand dollars' worth of gold,
when I was taken down. You two are welcome to work it, for as soon
as I am in condition, I shall go back to San Francisco."
"We'll give you a share of what we find, Dick."
"No, you won't. The news you have brought me is worth the claim many
times over. I shall give Ki Sing half of what I have in the cabin
here as a recompense for his faithful service."
Ki Sing looked well content, as he heard this promise, and his smile
became even more "childlike and bland" than usual, as he bustled
about to prepare the evening meal.
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