But we can let Jan set the table and
things like that when she isn't digging. She'll help a lot."
"Yes, she's almost as strong as I am," agreed Ted. "Hurry up, Jan!" he
called. "Got those shovels yet?"
"Yes, but I can't carry 'em all. You must help. Come on!"
Jan was walking back toward the boys, dragging two heavy shovels.
Seeing this, Hal hurried to help her and Ted followed. They got
another shovel and a hoe and with these they started off toward the
cave, about which Ted had told Hal.
"That'll be the place where the gold is," decided the visitor. "The
tramps must have been looking for it there. We'll start our gold mine
right near the cave."
"What about something to eat?" asked Ted, pausing as they started up
the path that led to the hole out of which the cave opened.
"That's so. We ought to have something. I'm getting hungry now,"
remarked Jan, though it was not long since they had had a meal.
"So'm I," announced Ted.
"Better not stop to go back for anything to eat now," decided Hal.
"Your mother or grandma might make us stay in camp. Did you tell them
we were going to dig for gold, Jan?"
"No. I didn't see any of them when I got the shovels."
"Well then, we'll go on up to the cave. One of us can come back later
and get something to eat. They call it 'grub' in the books."
"Call what grub?" Ted asked.
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