Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded; or, Red Rover at Powder Pocket.

with the surprise of

he level, the handcuffs swinging b

d grimly. "If you make a move or a sound you are a de

urned as whi

sed. "You have tric

ove and war," with a smi

ng you to the first tree we came to! B

f a show as you

rt of terms. I have got about seventy thousand dollars here

ing, when I can have it a

too sure

you make a move to get a gun you will die before you

this wealth you shall murder me to g

that is, I want y

you

thorities, yes, and restore

r hand, Deadwood Dick, and if you do as you say you will not get

r way of loo

looking a

not accept m

dedly

ve another

t is

l. I took leave of my men here in orde

lose to the trail. The sheriff's posse will pass this way as so

l turn me ov

act

not be

, then. You will be wort

anything that I might suggest? I made you

you did not m

that I di

y your word

is all I have

I am, really would have entered into a co

. You would not have it so, and there was an end of i

d n

fair show

you, as far as I can. W

something that we can agree upon,

o its destination, and I will use my influence with the go

ha!

, it is all I can offer you, and is

you-yes, a good deal more so. The governor has a rope re

s your propos

atter by a fair and sq

o ask of an officer of the law,

u will n

shoul

in the offer I made you

as to make such a proposition to me in earnest, knowing who

make you my friend

ve that

u, that is certain. What a

benefit of the doubt, and giving you half a chan

ake half an

h, the best man to win. We'll see whether chanc

on't m

re sur

es

ch a chance; but there is the bare possibility that you are te

telling the truth-that I did

ve you the benef

rtheless, and so, in fact, he was. Seeing a chance to

," said Dick. "Put down that bag of money, a

omething else t

and that the slightest suspicious move on your part will mea

hance in a thousand that you hold out to me. What I was going to say-suppose we both get disabled,

ropose respect

nd cache it f

t will be safe for you or for me, whi

keep for ten days or ten years; just as the case may

objection to t

tha

ed outright, and the mone

ething, for we are wasting precious time-at any rate, I am. E