They made the trip in best time, and arrived at Gregory Gulch soon after sun-up of the third morning.
CHAPTER XXI
TERRY MAKES A DEAL
Even in the short time that they had been absent the Gulch had improved—for now on Gregory Point stood the preacher's church. However, they might not stop to congratulate him and to explain why they had not helped. All this fuss and furor in Gregory diggin's seemed small business to anybody who knew just where not merely one pound a day but several pounds a day were to be made easy.
"If Harry hasn't come we'll sell to the Ike crowd, anyway," declared Terry.
"He told us to—he said we might, if we needed it. Then one of us can rustle back to that other gulch and the other can stay for Harry," planned George.
"Somebody's there, all right. The chimney's smoking."
"Must be Harry getting breakfast."
"Jiminy Christmas, though!" cried Terry, as now they neared the cabin. "What's going on? Looks as if he'd brought in my dad and your dad, and they're working the claims!"