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Jesse Sun,"

he said "I only took it because you was out of your headAn'

listen, boss There's a few of us left"

That was Smith's expression of fidelity, and Kells received it with

a pallid, grateful smile

"Bate, you an' Jim clean up this mess," went on Smith "An', Blicky,

come here an' help un by the men was broken by a sharp exclamation from

Cleve

"Kells, here comes Gulden--Beady Jones, Williams, Beard!"

The bandit raised his head and paced back to where he could look

out

Bate Wood ,"

he said, hurriedly "An' it'sAll excited an' wavin' hands an' runnin'

But they're goin' down into caray face toward Kells "Boss, there's hell to

pay! I've seen THET kind of excitement before"

Kells thrust the men aside and looked out He seerew coet in the other rooo, too

Keep still"

Joan hurried to comply Jim entered after her and closed the door