I read about it in a book at the Home when I was crippled
and couldn't walk much. The miners just start to dig, and if they
don't find gold in one place they dig in another. That's what we'll
do. We'll dig till we find the gold, then we'll have a gold mine."
"Oh, yes, let's do it!" cried Jan. "I'd love to have some gold to make
a pair of bracelets for my doll."
"Pooh!" scoffed Ted, "if we get gold we aren't going to waste it on
doll's bracelets! Are we, Hal?"
"Well, if Jan helps us dig she can have her share of the gold. That's
what miners always do. They divide up the gold and each one takes his
share. Of course Jan can do what she likes with hers."
"There, see, Mr. Smarty!" cried Jan to her brother. "I'll make my gold
into doll's bracelets."
"Maybe you won't get any," objected Ted.
"Well, I'll help you dig, anyhow. I helped grandpa dig trenches around
tents so the rain water would run off, and I can help dig a gold mine.
I know where the shovels are."
"Good!" cried Hal.
"We don't want any girls in this gold mine!" objected Ted, as his
sister hurried off to where Grandpa Martin kept the shovels, hoes and
other garden tools he used about the camp.
Usually Ted did not mind what game his sister played with him, but
since Hal had spoken of gold the little Curlytop boy had acted
differently.
"We don't want girls in the gold mine," repeated Ted.
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