Gettysburg, Dave, and Napoleon returned once more to the placer and sluices on the hill. Glenmore Kent was of the party, as superintendent of the mine. He held a degree from a school of mines, and knew even more than he had learned. Moreover, he had saved the gold pilfered by Bostwick and McCoppet. Then one sunny morning Van and Beth were married by a Justice of the Peace. Algy and Mrs. Dick were the lawful witnesses of the rites. The only nuptial present was the gift of a gold mine in the mountains to the bride. "You see," said Van, "_you_ are my 'Laughing Water' claim--and just about all I can handle." They were alone. She came to his arms and kissed him with all the divinity and passion of her nature. He presently took her face in his hands and gave her a rough little shake. "Where shall we go to spend our honeymoon?" She blushed like a tint of sunset, softly, warmly, and hid her cheek upon his shoulder. "Out in the desert--underneath the sky." THE END End of Project Gutenberg's The Furnace of Gold, by Philip Verrill Mighels