Penny Dreadfuls, 1901 · page 29 of 356
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ON THE TRAIL OF GERONIMO. 1 ‘“¢ Zach, I notice, has his Winchester beside him.” “Yes; he’s game, too!” remarked Buck, admiringly. ‘I’ve been in a hold-up with hin, and he did more than two men could have done.” “Tf that’s the case, it strikes me that if they do stop the stage, we ought to make them hustle.” Buck was evidently pleased with the pluck of the lad, for there are not many who would have talked as he did. “Put it there!” he exclaimed, reaching his hand across to where the youth was sitting; ‘ the rule is that everybody gets the shivers when they see the shadow of a road agent. Tve knowed Bud Zimeoe and a boy to hold up a stage with nine men in it and every one armed, and they cleaned out the whole party. I’ve got my repeating Win- chester and revolver; what have you?” “Only my Smith & Wesson; but every one of the five chambers is loaded, and I think I know how to use it.” « That’s good; it may be, of course, that we shan’t be bothered ; but if we are, we won’t be in a hurry to surrender. I guess we had better have an understanding with Zach.” Thrusting his head out of the side of the coach, COmmicloo (C(O) mM