Brown wondered at him.
The whole colony was thrown into a ferment of indignation by the news that Kalman had been robbed of his mine.

But the agents of Rosenblatt and Sprink were busy among the people.

Feast days were made hilarious through their lavish gifts of beer.

Large promises in connection with the development of the mine awakened hopes of wealth in many hearts.

After all, what could they hope from a young man without capital, without backing, without experience?
True, it was a pity he should lose his mine, but men soon forget the losses and injuries of others under the exhilaration of their own ambitions and dreams of success.