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Rh might do well not to irritate the Wards of the Nation by too close approach. Old-timers in Phoenix laugh at the notion of there being gold in Tonto Cañon or any of its tributaries."

"That lets us out," said Stone. "We're not telling any one of our return trip. We've not mentioned where we came from. They can think at the sanitarium we're going to the north instead of the east."

"Miss Furniss knows," said Larkin, reddening. "She was kind of hinterested and I kind of let it slip where we was."

"You can tip her off. Lefty," suggested Stone. "She's not the sort to talk, I fancy, if you ask her not to."

"I didn't think they was gold up Tonto Fork," said Harvey, "but if the old-timers ses they ain't, I ain't so sartain. Thet's bin my own experience," he added, drily.

"I think there's gold there," said Stone. "There may be garnets, too, and peridots, Harvey. You may find your diamonds, after all."

Harvey, tender on the subject, looked at him but feeling Stone in earnest, certainly friendly and without jest, answered:

"If they's enny thar I'll turn 'em up. Thar's di'monds in Arizony and I'll prove it 'fore I cross the Range."