"
"Are you talking straight?"
"I am."
"It is 'good talk' you're giving me, is it?"
"I did not see the man."
"Well, then, who was there?"
"I did not see any one."
"But Fred here says you were talking to somebody."
"Let him say."
"All right, T.J.," said Zeke abruptly. "We'll stop here for a while. I'm
not done with you yet. Now, what I want you to do is to take Kitoni with
you and go along the side of the Gulch keeping your eyes open for any sign
of a vein. If you find it you let me know right away."
"What you do?" inquired the Navajo.
"We shall keep up above the rim and try to find out what is there. Now
mark you, T.J., don't try any of your tricks on us. If you do, the first
thing you know you'll be thrown out and there'll be no cure for it."
The guide now rejoined the other members of the party and plans were soon
made for the day.
It finally was decided that while the two Indians were making their way
along the side of the Gulch, all the others should be divided into two
parties. Each of these two parties was to spread out in such a manner that
at least ten feet intervened between any two men.
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