Barring, then, the discovery of rightful heirs, their plan was to take
the gold to Sacramento in the spring, and deposit it there in a savings
bank for one Lovins Markham Moore. They would let the interest "ride"
with the principal, and they would--though neither openly confessed it
to the other--from time to time add a little from their own earnings.
Bud especially looked forward to that as a compromise with his duty to
his own child. He intended to save every cent he could, and to start
a savings account in the same bank, for his own baby, Robert Edward
Moore--named for Bud. He could not start off with as large a sum as
Lovins would have, and for that Bud was honestly sorry. But Robert
Edward Moore would have Bud's share in the claims, which would do a
little toward evening things up.
Having settled these things to the satisfaction of their desires and
their consciences, they went to bed well pleased with the day.