"Suppose we take a drink ?" He filled a glass and gave it Drummond, but was silent for some minutes afterwards.
The young man was not as drunk as he thought, and had obviously some caution left.

The heady liquor, however, might make a difference.
"Well," he resumed, when Drummond put down his glass, "you're ambitious and enterprising.

I expect you'd like to own a share in a paying mine ?" "You bet I would; I'm surely going to!" "Then you had better let me help.

It will cost you something to locate the vein, and you won't find people ready to believe your tale and put up the money," Stormont replied.
He saw by Drummond's look that he had tried to sell his secret; but the lad answered: "Cut it out! What's your offer ?" "Fifty dollars now, and five hundred when we find the lode, if it's worth working.

Then a share that will depend on the cost of development and the profit." "Shucks!" said Drummond.