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THE FLOATING PRINCE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES.
He soon found the hole, and just as he reached it, Laub appeared at its opening, slowly climbing up a ladder.
He looked very warm and tired, and throwing some gold ore upon the ground, from a basket which he carried on his back, he sat down and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
THE NINKUM FINDS LAUB IN THE MINE.
That is warm work, Laub," said the Ninkum, pleasantly.
"Warm!" said Laub, gruffly, "hot—hot as fire. Why the gold down at the bottom of that hole burns your fingers when you pick it up. If I hadn't made a contract with these
