They'll manage--" "But doggone it, Blake, it's for--" "Sh-sh--" Blake held up a warning hand.

"None of that, my dear Whitmore! These young fellows have taken claims in--er--good faith." His bright blue eyes sparkled with a sudden feeling.

"In the best of good faith, if you ask me.

I--admire them intensely for what they have started out to do.

But--they have certain things which they must do, and do alone.