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"We'll never have half the chance here Kells uarded I heard the order He's different now He's grown

crafty and hard And the miners of this Alder Creek! Why, I'm more

afraid to trust theone

clean crazy Gold-mad! If you shouted for your life they wouldn't

hear you And if you couldup in a night It's not like any place I ever

heard of It's not hue--so--Oh, I don't knohat

to say I think I old strike become like

coyotes at a carcass You've seen that No relation at all!"

"I'e to run ere back in Cabin Gulch, But don't ever give up, not for a second!

We can get away We must plan and wait Find out where we are--how

far from Hoadley--e must expect--whether it's safe to approach

any one in this carimly

"Why? What's happened?" she asked quickly