This snow will have to melt away before they can hope to put any miners to work, and in the meanwhile I might just as well be laying up experiences on the road as wasting my substance in riotous living at Denver.

It ought to prove a great lark, and I 've always had ambition to have a try at something of the kind.

Well, here 's my chance; and besides, I can't help believing that that girl might prove interesting; her face is, anyhow." He walked back to where Tom still hung idly over the cigar case.
"Who is running this show outfit ?" "That big fellow writing at the table.

His name 's Albrecht," suspiciously.

"But see here, I tell you there ain't any use of your hittin' him for 'comps'; he 's tighter than a drum." "'Comps'?
Oh, ye of little faith!" exclaimed Winston genially.