THE SERPENTS TRAIL
two lads, the ones the Serpent showed the way to gold, soon L evonty’s began to prosper. Their father died, but just the same each year was better than the last. They built a hut— not over grand, just an ordinary wellbuilt hut. Then they bought a cow and a horse, and in winter they’d three sheep under the roof. Right glad their mother was to see a little ease and comfort in her old age. All this came from the good services of the old man, Semyonich. His was the head that guided them. He taught the boys how to dispose of the gold so the office wouldn’t take note or the other prospectors look at them with envy. Guile was needed for handling gold, a man must have eyes all 151