"And for five hundred thousand dollars!" said Tom.
"Good news for Charley when he comes into camp."
"It is time he had returned. He and Botts and Hercules have been prospecting since last Monday."
"They will be here to-day."
"Yonder comes Hercules now. What is that he has got? It looks like a coyote."
"No, it is a young deer."
Hercules walked up to the fire, and, nodding his head, threw his game on the ground.
"Where is Charley?" asked Toney.
Hercules pointed with his finger, and the Professor was seen approaching.
"Where is Botts?" asked Tom.