"I made a bargain with him, and this is part of it." "Where are the professor's goods and Turkeyfoot's wagon ?" Merry questioned.
"Out in the scrub," was the rancher's reply.

"So's Sam's burro, which he took when he went arter the ore t'other day.

Sam was gittin' the ore ter show Heppner.

He lost part o' it on the way here, but enough was left ter make Heppner open his eyes a whole lot.

He allowed it was the richest claim he ever seen." "Yes," remarked Blunt, "we know all about Sam's losing the ore.