"If you mean to make trouble, I'll pay you off," he said.
"You're hired to work, not to fight." "If I quit now, Steve will get after me again," Drummond grumbled.
"I think not.

In fact, I'll see about that; but if you provoke the man, you'll be fired as soon as I know.

It's worth while to remember that you're a long way from the settlements." "I got him with the cutter, anyhow," Drummond rejoined, and when he went off Thirlwell entered the smithy.
He imagined what he said to Driscoll would prevent the quarrel beginning again, and presently went back to the mine, feeling satisfied.

There was now not much risk of Drummond and Driscoll making friends and finding that both knew something about the lode.

Thirlwell was persuaded that Driscoll did know something, more in fact than anybody else; he knew where Strange had expected to find the ore.