[Burning Daylight by Jack London]@TWC D-Link bookBurning Daylight CHAPTER IX 16/18
I'm going to start a sauerkraut factory and combined dandruff remedy." He borrowed money right and left, engaging and paying six other men to bring up the flour in half as many more poling-boats.
Again his sack was empty, and he was heavily in debt. Curly Parsons bowed his head on the bar with a gesture of despair. "What gets me," he moaned, "is what you're going to do with it all." "I'll tell you-all in simple A, B, C and one, two, three." Daylight held up one finger and began checking off.
"Hunch number one: a big strike coming in Upper Country.
Hunch number two: Carmack's made it. Hunch number three: ain't no hunch at all.
It's a cinch.
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