Jack goes into the little mining town to get "grub." A letter is brought by a messenger to Bill, saying that his little girl in the east is dying end begging him to come at once. Bill takes from their cache the sack of gold they have saved...See moreJack goes into the little mining town to get "grub." A letter is brought by a messenger to Bill, saying that his little girl in the east is dying end begging him to come at once. Bill takes from their cache the sack of gold they have saved. Carefully he divides it and is planning to leave the rest, when he discovers that a Mexican has come up and watched him through the window. Afraid, he takes the center from a loaf of bread, stuffs in the gold and puts back the bread. Then he writes that he is going away, but has no time to explain. Jack comes back. Bill is gone. He cannot understand until he finds the note. He wonders at it. Suddenly a cruel suspicion creeps into his mind. He examines the cache. The gold is all gone. Like a knife in his heart comes the assurance that Bill has taken all the gold. But Bill receives a telegram that the child is better, returns to the house and the truth comes out. Friendship is back again on its pillar. Written by
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