Stanley also realizes that the Warden has the boys digging in order to find something. He makes a mental note of the location of the hole that he found the gold tube in. Stanley keeps digging. He unearths part of a rectangular object embedded in the side of the hole. Carefully he digs around it until he is able to pull it loose. It is a suitcase. As Stanley finally finishes his hole, he hears the water truck coming. He is spent and is unable to pull himself out of his hole. Mr. Pendanski calls for him and Stanley manages to climb out. Stanley finds treasure right from the moment he finishes his first hole. It takes him the whole day to dig it, but he does it. His pride is evident when the author writes, "He knew it was nothing to be proud of, but he felt proud nonetheless" (40).
