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"But I must hustle withhall, an' thet place was sure packed No diggin' gold to-

day!Think of what thet ot inside

where I could stand on a barrel an' see Dartt an' Singleton an'

Frenchy an' Texas was bein' tried by a masked court A uilty It didn't take long to ainst Texas an' Frenchy Miners there recognized them

an' identified the!

Then the offer was o free out of the border if

they'd turn state's evidence an' give away the leader an' ion Thet was put up to each prisoner Dartt he never

answered at all An' Singleton told theo to hell An' Texas he

swore he was only a coion But the Frenchht have

taken the offer But Texas cussed hiit Frenchy away froreaser Then there was a delay The big crowd of

ilantes are waitin', an' it's my

hunch they're waitin' for Pearce"

"So! And where do we stand?" cried Kells, clear and cold

"We're not spotted yet, thet's certain," replied Oliver, "else theilantes would have been on the job before now But it's