After Lee's friends have shared in his discovery I may change my mind." All arguments and pleading were in vain; he remained obdurate and insisted on her locating two other claims for herself, one on each of the smaller creeks where they came together above the house.
"But nobody ever stakes more than one claim on a gulch," objected the girl.

"It's a custom of the miners." "Then we'll call each one of these branches a different and separate creek," he said.

"The gold was carried down one of those smaller streams, and we won't take any chances on which one it was.

When a fellow plays a big game he should play to win, and, as this means such a great deal to you, we won't overlook any bets." Necia consented, and when her three claims had been properly located the couple returned to the cabin to get lunch and to await with some foreboding the coming of the others and what of good or ill it might bring..