Cowboy Showdown. Chris Blake

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      “Now I know where we are,” cried Tom. “We’ve landed in the Wild West.”

      “Hmm,” said Zuma, looking worried. “Exactly how wild is it?”

      “I’m not sure,” Tom admitted. “All I know is that in the late 1800s, gold was discovered in America’s West. Thousands of people hurried there to try and get rich. That’s why they called it the Gold Rush—”

      “Babbling!” Zuma cupped her hand to her ear. “I hear babbling.”

      Tom looked hurt. “Well you did ask …”

      “No,” said Zuma, patting his shoulder. “I didn’t mean you were babbling. I meant I hear running water.”

      “Let’s follow it,” said Tom, feeling hopeful. “Maybe it will lead us to a river that rushes with gold, like the riddle says.”

      With Chilli trotting along beside them, Tom and Zuma found their way to a creek. Then they followed its winding bank through the trees and scrub.

      The further they walked, the more the woods thinned. Soon they arrived at the edge of a clearing, where the creek broadened into a wide pool. Standing knee-deep in the rippling water were two boys. The taller one looked like he was in his late teens while the smaller boy was only a bit older than Tom and Zuma.