Then he made a hurried apology for his delay: it was so difficult to
find "the lay" of the drifted cabin. He had struck out first for the
most dangerous spot,--the "old clearing," on the right bank, with its
stumps and new growths,--and it seemed he was right. And all the rest
were safe, and "nobody was hurt."
"All the same, Tom," she said, when they were seated and paddling off
again, "you don't know HOW NEAR YOU CAME TO LOSING ME." Then she
raised her beautiful eyes and looked significantly, not at HIM, but at
Hemmingway.
When the water was down at "Jules'" the next day, they found certain
curious changes and some gold, and the secretary was able to make a
favorable report. But he made none whatever of his impressions "when
the water was up at 'Jules','" though he often wondered if they were
strictly trustworthy.
THE BOOM IN THE "CALAVERAS CLARION"
The editorial sanctum of the "Calaveras Clarion" opened upon the
"composing-room" of that paper on the one side, and gave apparently upon
the rest of Calaveras County upon the other.
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