15/23 "Me, I lak' better make the prospect than the freight. _Chercher l'argent, c'est le bo' jeu!_" "We haven't struck much argent yet," said the white miner. "I wonder what the boss thinks and guess he's up against something. Walked past at an awkward piece on the last portage as if he didn't see me, with his forehead wrinkled up. Seen him look like that when he reckoned the roof was coming down on us." Agatha's curiosity was excited, because she thought she had noted a subtle difference in Thirlwell's manner. |