Was he just going to keep it? The tube was gold in color, but Stanley didn't think it was real gold.
The water truck came a little after sunrise. Stanley finished his last drop of water and stepped up out of his hole.
At this time of day, Stanley sometimes could see some distant hills or mountains on the other side of the lake.
They were only visible for a short while and would soon disappear behind the haze of heat and dirt.
The truck stopped, and the dust cloud drifted past it. X-Ray took his place at the front of the line.
Mr. Pendanski filled his canteen. “Thanks, Mom,” X-Ray said. He didn't mention the tube.
Mr. Pendanski filled all the canteens, then climbed back into the cab of the pickup.
He still had to bring water to Group E. Stanley could see them digging about two hundred yards away.
“Mr. Pendanski!” X-Ray shouted from his hole. “Wait! Mr. Pendanski! I think I might have found something!”
The boys all followed Mr. Pendanski as he walked over to X-Ray's hole. Stanley could see the gold tube sticking out of some dirt on the end of X-Ray's shovel.
Mr. Pendanski examined it and took a long look at its flat bottom. “I think the Warden is going to like this.”
“Does X-Ray get the day off?” asked Squid. “Just keep digging until someone says otherwise,” Mr. Pendanski said.
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