“So he does,” said Bickford, who felt that it was time for him to speak. “It’s lucky for me that I fell in with him. It brought me luck, too, for we went into partnership together.”
“Have you brought home five thousand dollars, too?” asked Watson.
“I’ve got about the same as Joe, and now I’m going home to marry Susan Smith if she’ll have me.”
“She’ll marry a rich miner, Mr. Bickford. You needn’t be concerned about that.”
“I feel pretty easy in mind,” said Joshua.
“How soon do you sail?”
“When does the next steamer go?”
“In six days.”
“I guess it’ll carry me.”
Watson turned to Joe.