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? ? ? ? "I'll go right off, massa," said Caesar, overjoyed. "I don't want to come here no more."

? ? ? ? "Have you got anything belonging to you in the cave?"

? ? ? ? "No, massa, only a little kit of clothes."

? ? ? ? "Take them and go."

? ? ? ? In fifteen minutes Caesar had bidden farewell to his home, and Rodney and Jefferson were left in sole possession of the cavern.

? ? ? ? "Now, Mr. Pettigrew, come and let me show you what I saw. I hope I have made no mistake."

? ? ? ? Rodney led the way to the narrow passage already described. By the light of a lantern Mr. Pettigrew examined the walls. For five minutes not a word was said.

? ? ? ? "Well, what do you think of it?" asked Rodney anxiously.

? ? ? ? "Only this: that you have hit upon the richest gold deposits in Montana. Here is a mining prospect that will make us both rich."

? ? ? ? "I am glad I was not mistaken," said Rodney simply.

? ? ? ? "Your capture by the Dixon brothers will prove to have been the luckiest event in your life.


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