Klondike Kit's Chum, or, A Hot Strike on Vulture Hill — page 15: what you’re looking at

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~~ worth!’’ ; “You gan bed my hfe dot vas no shoke,’’ came a phonographic voice, off be to the right. | “Tyas in dot leedle game, ie doo, mine friendt. Ihaf der drop mit vill plow you py der middle of last veek. Skoo fly! Git oudt! Don’t shtop to say goot- =by. 1d : ; Karl Schnapps was seen to be leaning over a rock not more than six feet away | from the man with the hatchet. es His elbows rested on the bowlder and a revolver flashed in each of his hands. : The man with the hatchet was stag- ‘gered. : | He dropped back half a step. ering: — 18 at the Dutchman. | ‘‘T haf drawn some beads on you und I @ |) ) ain ready to open; der ball. Vill you dance, or vill you bromenade ?”’ The man with the hatchet concluded to promenade, and he vanished with an ) oath that would have staggered a pirate. _ 7 CHAPTER IV. E THK ACE OF SPADES—A BOUT WITH * 1 "f° _ powleS—ATTACKED BY CHINKS. . ‘(How it vas, eh?’’? asked the Dutch- @ {|-¢@ man, as his two friends stepped from the rope chair to the ground in safety. if Tt was a slick piece of work, Karl,”’ ae - “replied Kit, heartily, ‘‘and you came to oe the scratch in elegant style.’’ | ‘“‘Schnapps,’’ admitted Bill, ‘“‘you’re 4" Als % f -not so big a puddin’ as you look.’’ de aT Puddin’'? Who vasa puddin’? Call i ~ ~_ oF <) - ; . ee "ay ao re "Eye. fad es , _— _ A ae ; ‘ “i . A ‘ Ow ; : . \ ; « : va ‘eal a2 (a P< Pind P< Sa al il eA ¥ N asta: Hats ry hen 7 hind Ss 4" * “ 3: re: ons Ke a ae ond r a ike fag iS eis ae Si ~~ cme — . a ian a KLON DIKE KIT = YOU SHOULD HAVE A “DEWEY” MEDAL. - * : - - -~ a” x y * : ‘ ——_ _ . eS = ” - _ - 4 a 4 WEEKLY. mean it. This isa desperate game, and me dot some more und I t’row you dot we’re playing the cards for all they’re cliff over.’’ Lessa ‘‘Hold up,’’ put in Kit, nipping the incipient quarrel in the bud. ‘*Can you lead us to Courtenay, Karl ?’’ ‘*Tt vas imbossible.’’ : ‘‘But Courtenay’s letter said that you | eee you und if you don’t make some tracks I knew where we could find hiin.’? “Dot vas it—I can do dot.” “Then go on.”? =" Nell, it can’t pe did.”’ ‘“What do you mean?”’ “Dot's vat I haf been dryin’ do get at. Look vat I haf here ee The Dutchman held up a playing card. It was the ace of clubs. One corner of the card was torn off. The opposite corner was bent down. ‘“Where did you get that ?’’ “It vas left for me py Courtenay. I went for dot yoost so soon as efer I got der gulch ofer.’’ ‘Does it mean anything ?”’ ‘*Vell, I bed you.”’ He pointed to the torn corner.. ‘Dot means, I haf been daken~ bris- oner.”’ Then he pointed to the corner that was folded over. : ‘‘Und dot means, I been dook to Hen- derson’s cabin.”’ | ‘‘You had that code of signals arranged before you left Phil to come for me?’ *<So ve did,” “You can lead us to Henderson’s a . place??? ‘As shtrait as can pe.’? Rona ‘Then forge ahead.’’™ ~It-was getting dark rapidly, but Karl seenied perfectly familiar with the rough