"To be sure—and bring our other gold up too. We can't be at two claims at once."
So it was decided, and early on the following morning the three boys went back to the old camp and prepared to move.
"Going to quit, eh?" said Mr. West.
"We are going up in the mountain," answered Bob. "I don't suppose Tillie will want to go along."
"No, her mother isn't feeling well and she will have to stay at our place now. I came over to tell you."
"Tell her I am sorry," said Si. "I am coming down to see you folks some day."
"Si is surely smitten on Tillie," whispered Bob to Mark.
"Well, she is certainly a good girl and will make somebody a good wife," answered Mark.
The three boys could scarcely realize their good fortune. With the gold previously found the four partners were now worth all of fifty thousand dollars.
"That's twelve thousand apiece and two thousand left over for expenses," said Si. "Why, my father was never worth so much in his whole life!"