The evidence did not leave room for a doubt as to his guilt, and these men have their own ideas as to the morality of such crimes.

Many of them think none the worse of a man who helps himself to a nugget that he may find on his shovel.' 'An' you are the mother of a thief, I am a thief's brother; Frank is a convict, an' we must grin an' gammon we like it.' 'We must be discreet, we must be cunning, if we wish to prove we are no thieves and no kin to thieves.' 'Right you are, mother--always right.' The young man spread his rough, brown hand caressingly upon the small hand upon his knee.

'My fist always moves before my head, but I know your way is best, an' I don't mean to forget it.' 'Ephraim Shine seemed to be tryin' to do his best for Frank at the trial,' said Mrs.Haddon.

'I think he's a well-meanin' man, if he is a bit near an' peculiar in his ways.

He always says it was his duty he did, an' that's true.