e is much sick this day.
I take his place."

Del Pinzo thought back rapidly. One of his workers of this name was
missing, and, well--all Greasers looked alike. He turned, and the
youth, with a quiet chuckle, resumed his activities.

But, as the youth labored, his eyes seemed to follow Del Pinzo more
than they kept to the matters immediately in hand. Though he struck
hard with his pick, and took out heaping shovelfuls, this youth ever
had his eyes on the half-breed, watching and watching as Del Pinzo
strolled about the camp grounds.

It was the third day of this young Greaser's appearance in the fossil
excavations, and coming close to the end of the week, which period of
grace had been allowed Mr. Merkel by the court. Unless the deeds were
soon produced the sheep would scatter over the Spur Creek lands and
this would mean the beginning of the end for the cattle men.

Suddenly the comparative quiet of the fossil camp was broken by loud
yells, and there seemed much excitement in a place where Professor
Wright had been examining earth and rocks as the debris was deposited
from an excavation.

The ragged youth, who had said he came to take the place of his ill
brother, raced over the ground toward the excited group. He found the
professor gazing eagerly down into a sort of cave that had been
discovered when the digging reached a certain depth.

"Look out there now! Be careful!" cautioned the scientist. "I think
we have found it. Here, you look intelligent!" and he motioned to the
Greaser youth whom Del Pinzo had questioned. "Get down in there and
make the opening a little wider so I can see what we've come upon. But
be very careful. If there are bones we don't want to break them.
Perhaps you'd better tell him, Del Pinzo," suggested Professor Wright.
"He probably doesn't understand my English."

Thereupon Del Pinzo loosed a string of Mexican Spanish, at which the
youth nodded, and proceeded to enlarge the opening to the small
underground cavern.

As the light of day was allowed to enter, Professor Wright leaped down
into the hole and stood almost at the side of the youth. Then,
suddenly, the scientist cried:

"I've found it! I have discovered it! The gigantic Brontotherium!
Success at last!"

And as the youth stepped aside to allow the scientist to enter and gaze
upon the immense fossil bones which had just been laid bare, the youth
looked at Del Pinzo, hastening across the camp ground, murmured: