Dick had

the situation that struc

n already in his power, and that man an outlaw? It wa

and now that his word had been given he would not recall it. That was not Deadwoo

. Pace off the required number of steps backward, then draw your guns, and at the word from me open fire, and

the

I have dropped you. If I happen to be the

l what I said a moment ago. If you are going to give

e determined

ant

ot where it is cached, one for me and the other for you.

I can't expect to ha

ur back to me and remove your wea

at

shot from you when you might p

nd I have got to dance to your tune. If the tables tu

have a chance to deal as honorably

ll do i

shot, while he was removing his weapons, and in a moment was disar

e not to be left

ing them along with me. Go ahead, now, to

ill take you to a place th

arted

thered up the w

, and it would have been im

outlaw led the way, and they left no trail that could po

risks, it was not altogether without some compensating objects in view. He wanted

he very summit of a low pe

e are,"

ene of wild

s rose and overshadowed t

he way they had come. Every other side prese

nto the rock table was a depression in which lay a b

s under that boul

to guess it-But, then, there

onclusion. Well, deposit your plun

n short

oulder, at a certain point, and began surging

till presently it rolled over to another point of support

e are,"

e there now?

; look and see

s not m

rig

d it into the cavity, strap and all, and going around to

aps to the hiding-

to a good dea

your a

nd took paper and pe

the boulder where a flat surface wa

he proceeded to make a duplicate of it. Both don

ere is the main trail, this is the way we came, and here is the little peak on which

id Dick, "but just write-

t, as you

n, and one of the map

ptain Joaquin doing the same wi

ness," said t

" said Dick. "Where is t

h of gulch lies, where we can have a clear

ranches," said Dick. "I take it that one is traveled,

ur reason

to be found, if we

your plan. Come on and let's

, Dick following close behind him, and through the fi

s," laying them on the ground as he spoke; "take them and back off the required distance, and we will begin to p

more than one," said the outlaw, with a s