"Oh, he's the teamster. The booms are near his place whar the raftin' will be done. Sam hauls the stuff fer the gang."
"And you don't know how badly Dan is hurt?"
"No, I came away at once. I wanted to help the old parson. An' say, Steve, did they find the gold?"
"Find it? No. And I don't think they will now. It's a great mystery."
"An' they say the parson took it?"
"Yes, some do."
"An' didn't they find the iron box?"
"No."
"Did they look beneath the ashes?"
"They searched every nook and corner, and even sifted the ashes, but could find nothing."