" Like yourself, I've got an interest in the big mine.Several of the station hands around are interested here you know. We did not live in the wilderness so long wituout know ing something, and when the news first reached us about the silver we came down. We were in time to pick up something good, I can assure you," Long smilingly re plied. "I am very glad to hear it, my friend. A few years' life in the interior should be quite enough for any ordinarily constituted man.''

So the conversation went on, and the two friends decided to make a tour of the neigh borhood next day.
Trenoweth particularly wanted to ride. over to the volcanic hill and to tbe side of the dry creek where he had got the piece ot ore in so tragic a manner.
Long was pleased with the idea, aa riding across country was just in his line.
