"That's what I say. He was a fool to risk his life. He could see there was no help coming from those sports."
"Well, Collins, there was one of them that made me feel nervous—that Chinaman. But the rest of them had him corralled. Mat Bailey couldn't do nothing up there in the air. Cummins was a fool, that's all."
"Must have wanted his gold pretty bad. And I wish to God he had it right now."
"Here, take a nip of brandy. Your health's getting delicate."
"Well, partner, no harm meant. But I must say I sympathize with Cummins. He and I have made the same choice to-day."
"How's that?"
"The girl or the gold—and we both chose the gold. And I'll be hanged if I don't think we were both right."