"You've done this sort of thing before, I guess, Gage," said Reade quietly.
"You bet I have. Find it all reg'lar, too, don't you?"
"As nearly as I can tell, it is," agreed Tom.
"And the claim is ours."
"It's yours if you file the formal papers soon enough."
"They'll be filed first thing tomorrow morning," grunted Dolph
Gage. "Now, try a two-step off the dirt that goes with this claim."
"Not until I've seen the borders that you claim," Tom rejoined.
"Why!" demanded Gage cunningly. "Going to start your claim right at the corners of ours."
"If you'll pardon me," Reade smiled, "I don't believe I'll tell you anything about my intentions."
"Maybe you think this claim is a pretty valuable one," Gage insinuated.