wouldn't
be placed in the same situation again for all the gold in the world."

"Tom," said Scott, "you are bound to succeed."

"What makes you think so?"

"You have shown so much pluck and coolness that you are sure to get
along."

"I hope so, I am sure, for my father's sake."

* * * * *

Some weeks later a wagon-train was seen slowly climbing a mountain pass
on the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They reached the summit,
and, looking eagerly to the westward, saw the land of gold at their
feet. They had been months in reaching it. Now it lay spread before
them, glorious in the sunlight.

"Yonder lies the promised land, my lad," said Ferguson. "It remains to
be seen whether we shall be rewarded for our long and toilsome journey."

"If hard work will win success, I mean to succeed," said Tom stoutly.

"I don't see any gold," said Lawrence Peabody, with a disappointed air.

"Did you think it grew on trees, Mr. Peabody?" asked Scott
sarcastically.

"I should like to stop a week at a first-class hotel before getting to
work," remarked Peabody. "I don't like roughing it."

"We will leave you at the first hotel of that sort we meet. Now, boys,
gather about me, and give three rousing cheers for California."

Thus spoke Miles, and swung his hat. The cheers were given with a will,
and the wagon-train commenced the descent.

THE END.

* * * * *

Transcriber's Notes:

The original text did not include a table of contents. One was added to
assist the reader.

Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

Page 61, word "don't" added to text. (I don't doubt)

Page 66, "dosen't" changed to "doesn't" (it doesn't look to)

Page 105, a repeated sentence was removed. ("I'm out of luck, and out of
cash, Vincent.")

Page 207, "twelev" changed to "twelve" (pointed to twelve)

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