But there was so much of apparent romance in the stories that reached his ears, that he had many strong doubts as to even the main facts reported.
"You'd better join us," remarked the comrade.
"How many are going ?" inquired Andrew.
"Seven.

And we'd very much like to add you to the number." "I'm really half-inclined to go with you," said Andrew, speaking with a good deal of animation in his voice.
"You'll never regret it," said the other.

"Not only are the stories about an abundance of gold authentic, but I have good reasons for believing that the half has not been told.

I talked with a man last night, who says that he knew of several instances where lumps of the precious metal, weighing several pounds, have been picked up.

One man collected ten thousand dollars worth of lumps of pure gold in a week." "That's a large story," replied Andrew, smiling.
"Perhaps so; but it is not all a fabrication.