"Nothing; nothing at all. But did you ever get any easy money out of the ground, Dad?"
Dad smiled. "Every color I've ever panned or rocked I've always considered easy money."
"Though you had to work your head off to get it."
Dad nodded. "But it's the only life," he declared.
"There's no doubt about it!" seconded Lucky Jim. "Well, look for me the third week of September. That will give you time to get down to Fort Gibbon and catch a boat for the Outside. So long."
"And good luck," wished Dad.
"I never travel without her," Lucky Jim called over his shoulder.