Moreover, the
money of the partners was gone. To seek credit at Dugout would
be a dangerous proceeding, for those who granted the accommodation
of credit would be sure to want a high price for it, even to a
goodly share in the output of the mine. More than one mine has
been taken over by creditors, and the original owners have gone
out into the world again, poor men.
Saturday morning of this week Tom and Harry descended the shaft
together. Jim was already there with the men.
"I thought we had two more boxes of dynamite, Reade," explained
Ferrers. "I find that we have just six sticks left."
"Then may the Fates favor us with some lucky blasts!", muttered Tom.
"We can borrow money on our ore dump," suggested Harry.
"How about that?" asked Tom, looking intently at Ferrers.
"How much do you figure there is in the dump?" queried Jim.
"About two hundred dollars' worth of metal."
Ferrers shook his head.
"It would cost us forty dollars to cart the stuff to Dugout in
the Spring.
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