"I didn't. Look over there. I don't know if the gold fell from the cliff, or was pushed up by the glacier, or if it really had been hidden in a another cave that the avalanche may have opened. But, I do think it is a sign," he said, handing her another bar, and another.

"What are we going to do with it?" Jenny wanted to know.

"How about starting a scholarship fund to promote understanding between the U.S. and Japan?" Jed suggested.

"Good idea," Hap agreed, as he a slipped another bar into Jenny's hand, "except for these. Take a honeymoon in Panama, help Jed start to work on that book about the Chocó. And, bring new life to this world. I want a grandson, or two."

"Settle for a granddaughter?"

"You bet, Button."