"And where's Moose Roberts now?" asked "Scotty." "I used to see himprospecting out near the Dexter Divide last winter."

"He occasionally was at Dexter first, an' then he was at Golconda fer a while; but inspring he went ter St. Michael, an' from there up ter the very recent strike atMarshall."

"And you miss him very much?" questioned the Woman.

"Yes, ma'am, I miss him a lot, an' so does Baldy. He was awful good teranimals an' kids. He had a pet ermine that 'ud come in ter look at him everynight inside his cabin, an' he wouldn't let Mart an' some o' the fellers seta trap fer the white mother fox that was prowlin' round the place t' gitsomethin' fer her babies. Said he'd make trap-bait fer bears o' thefirst feller that tried t' git 'er."

"Excellent idea."