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Not i had struck the note of discord Wilson see there So in his brain

"Burt, you ain't insinuatin' thet I made promises?" inquired Anson, oht hit it rich But thereaser to go back on his word noe got the gurl"

"Son, it happens we got the wrong one Our long-haired pard hyar--Mister Riggs--hiun--he waltzes up with this sassy kid instead of the woust while Shady Jones, roundly swearing, pelted the s camp-fire with stones Then they all lapsed into surly silence The object of their growing scorn, Riggs, sat a little way apart, facing none of the as bold a front as apparently he could muster

Presently a horse shot up his ears, the first indication of scent or sound imperceptible to the men But with this cue they all, except Wilson, sat up attentively Soon the crack of iron-shod hoofs on stone broke the silence Riggs nervously rose to his feet And the others, still excepting Wilson, one by one followed suit In another y bay horse trotted out of the cedars, up to the camp, and his rider jumped off nireeting

"Hello, Snake, oldblack eyes swept the group He was dusty and hot, and ith sweat, yet evidently too excited to feel disconal first off an' jumped my hoss quick But I rode north of Pine before I headed 'round this way Did you corral the girl or did Riggs? Say!--you look queer! What's wrong here? You haven't signaled me for nothin'?"

Snake Anson beckoned to Bo

"Coirl walked out froht

Beasley stared aghast--his jaw dropped

"Thet's the kid sister of the woman I wanted!" he ejaculated

"So we've jest been told"

Astonish body leaped with a start "Who got her? Who fetched her?"

"Why, Mister Guns, you got the wrong girl," shouted Beasley "You made thet mistake once before What're you up to?"