You're hunky! You're on velvet.
Listen!" He opened the newspaper and read, with annoying deliberation, as follows:-- "LOST .-- If the finder of a plain gold ring, bearing the engraved inscription, 'May to Cass,' alleged to have been picked up on the high road near Blazing Star on the 4th March, 186--, will apply to Bookham & Sons, bankers, 1007 Y.Street, Sacramento, he will be suitably rewarded either for the recovery of the ring, or for such facts as may identify it, or the locality where it was found." Cass rose and frowned savagely on his comrades.

"No! no!" cried a dozen voices assuringly.

"It's all right! Honest Injun! True as gospel! No joke, Cass!" "Here's the paper, Sacramento 'Union' of yesterday.

Look for yourself," said Drummond, handing him the well-worn journal.

"And you see," he added, "how darned lucky you are.