Barney promptly took two jimmies from an inside pocket of his coat, and passing one to Jake, directed him to insert it under one corner of the scuttle door, while he did the same at the opposite corner.
"Ready?" he presently asked.
"All ready," was the answer.
"Up with her then!" and both bearing down on the jimmies at the same time, the staples underneath gave way with the utmost ease, and the scuttle-door flew open.
"Dot vos all right," exclaimed Jake. "Now what next?"
"Listen," said Barney, "I have learned that in the room I am going to take you to there is a strong safe, containing at this present moment $33,500."
"Dhirty-dree t'ousand and 'vive hundred tollars! Vos der really so much as dot, Parney?"
"Possibly there is a little more or a little less; but you'll find I am not very far out of the way."
"Whose money vos it?"
"It belongs to the Eastern stock-holders of the Eagle Gold Mining Company, of Arizona, and has been sent on here to their treasurer and agent, Mr. John Marsden, to be used by him in paying their next quarterly dividend."