On the Trail of Geronimo — page 131: what you’re looking at

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ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 121 “The stage went over the rocks last night, and twenty bags of gold broke out of the treasure chest. You have it all with you, and we have come after it.” “All you’ve got to do is to git it,” said the rogue with a chuckle that was heard by the rest, who had discovered the end of his gun barrel by the sound of his voice. ‘I don’t think us chaps went to the trouble of carryin’ the stuff in here to give it up to the first lot of chumps that come along. No, sir; we mean to fight for such wages, and if you don’t believe it, all you’ve got to do is to try to get it away from us.” Josh Joggens did not hesitate to speak to the point: “That might do, my friend, with some folks, but you can’t fool us. You are alone; you carried off the gold, making several journeys to do it. Your trail is too plain to be mistaken. Your two companions of last night would have been with you had they been able, but the passengers in the coach made it rather too warm for them. We understand the situation too well to be mistaken ; we have come after that money, and shall not go back without it. If you will give it up we will let (C(O) nn) (C 6)(0)(6) (C(O) mM