During his morning duties the vision of her had been fresh before him again, and his constant contemplation of the matter had wrought a change in his attitude towards the girl, of which he was uncomfortably conscious and which he was glad to see she did not perceive.
"There are some of the lucky men from El Dorado Creek," she informed him, pointing out certain people on the deck.

"They are going out to the States to get something to eat.

They say that nothing like those mines have ever been heard of in the world.

I wish father had gone up last year when the news came." "Why didn't he ?" asked the Lieutenant.

"Surely he must have been among the first to learn of it." "Yes.