"Those two Mexicans!" gasped the exhausted youth. "They were after me! I think they wanted to rob me!"
"The skunks!" roared the old miner. "Where are they now?"
"I don't know."
"Did you have much with you?" questioned Bob.
"Take me to the tent and I'll show you what I have."
"Make a find?" queried Si, eagerly.
"Yes."
The three others helped Mark down the mountain-side and into the tent. Tillie had gone to her father's camp, so the partners were alone.
"What do you think of this?" asked Mark, as he drew forth the big nugget with much pride.
"Phew!" whistled Bob.