"Seems like the crooks always beat the straight men in." "Never knowed it to fail," Lee agreed.

"There's a dozen good men in camp I'd like to see in on this find, but it'll be too late 'gin we get back." "Dose bum an' saloon feller got all de bes' claims at Klondike," said Poleon.

"I guess it's goin' be de same here." "I don't like the look of this," observed the Lieutenant, thoughtfully.
"I'm afraid there's some kind of a job on foot." "There's nothing they can do," Gale answered.

"We've got our ground staked out, and it's up to them to choose what's left." They were nearly ready to set out for Flambeau when the five men returned.
"Before you go," said Stark, "I think we'd better organize our mining district.

There are enough present to do it." "We can make the kind of laws we want before the gang comes along," Runnion chimed in, "and elect a recorder who will give us a square deal." "I'll agree if we give Lee the job," said Gale.