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"The Indian--had whiskey--he and Dick both drunk The Indian shot Dick--in the leg and ran away"

"Did he hurt you girls?" cried Roger

"Not a bit But Dick's terrible We've got hi didn't prevent him he'd climb out of the "

As she spoke, she turned back toward the ranch with the o ahead I'm all in and will folloly," she said

"Not with that Indian around in the desert," exclaier and I'll run for it"

They could hear Dick's roars as they neared the adobe When they burst breathlessly into the living roo in place a chair which hung on the knob and against the door jaer

"No," replied Charley "There's the only gun in the house," pointing to the one on the table "And Qui-tha had his with hier turned to Ernest "We could just leave hier of his bleeding to death Co as a bear and be ready to jus and water, Charley, and bring them in e call And keep Gustav out He'll faint"

They slid quickly into Dick's roo the door behind the below the knee He seeer would take no chances

"Ern, you hold his hands above his head while I cut off that pants leg"

The precautions were unnecessary Dick lay er uncovered a nasty wound that had plowed to the bone down Dick's skin

"Qui-tha must have been at close quarters when that happened," said Ernest "You'll need help, Roger Hand er handed Ernest the towel, then went out for the rags and water Gustav and Elsa had arrived He had hardly answered them that Dick's wound was not very serious when there was a sudden uproar Dick had gone airls had to be called into service to help with the bandaging while the men held him quiet

By the ti finished, Dick had subsided into a drunken stupor, from which, in spite of his evident pain, there see Gustav to watch, the others withdrew to the living room