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asked the other , suspiciously . ` Of course , ' retorted the Broker , indignantly ; ` you did not think it was salted , did you ? There is gold in the reef , but it is patchy . See , ' pulling out a pocket-book , ` I got this telegram from Tollerby at four o'clock to-day ; ' he took a telegram from the pocket-book and handed it to his companion . ` Struck it rich -- evidently pocket -- thirty ounces to machine , ' read the other slowly ; ` gad ! that looks well , why do n't you put it in the papers ? ' ` Because I do n't hold enough shares , ' replied the other , impatiently ; ` do n't you understand ?