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Show 158 balcony of the Monte Carlo, I waved back. "Another Klondike king," someone whispered from the crowd. "Rich and crazy, I hear!" "Who are the young ones?" another asked. "They belong to the old man. Both of them. They are called Crazy Caribou's kids." "I've heard of them before. They struck i t rich on Gold H i l l . Had a spree at the new Fairview. Ordered champagne and partridge for breakfast." The crowd murmured and drew back as we dismounted. Caribou winked a t Tip and me. Then he motioned for the Bartlett Brothers to s t a r t unloading. Tip and Caribou stayed at the Fairview again. I planned to meet my new partner Beans at the Regina Hotel where he had been staying for several days. When I l e f t Tip and Caribou in the lobby of the Fairview, I f e l t an uncomfortable prick, although I could not explain i t, I was simply changing partners. I was moving on. That's the way Pa and I had always done. Beans was waiting for me on the boardwalk outside the Regina. He slapped me smartly on my back which brought me out of my melancholy. I liked Beans. He was older, but s t i l l out for adventure. |