CHAPTER XXX.—WHITLEY ADAMS BLOWS IN CHAPTER XXXI.—RODERICK’S DISCOVERY CHAPTER XXXII.—STAKING THE CLAIMS CHAPTER XXXIII—THE SNOW SLIDE CHAPTER XXXIV—THE PASSING OF GRANT JONES CHAPTER XXXV.—A CALL TO SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER XXXVI—IN THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS CHAPTER XXXVII—RODERICK RESCUES GAIL CHAPTER XXXVIII—THE SEARCH FOR RODERICK CHAPTER XXXIX—REUNIONS CHAPTER XL—BUELL HAMPTON’S GOOD-BY CHAPTER XLI.—-UNDER THE BIG PINE AFTERWORD THE TREASURE OF HIDDEN VALLEY CHAPTER I—AT THE PARTING OF THE WAYS IT was a dear, crisp October morning. There was a shrill whistle of a locomotive, and then a westbound passenger train dashed into the depot of an Iowa town. A young man descended the car steps with an armful of luggage. He deposited his parcels on the platform, and half expectantly looked about him.