Deadwood Dick's Big Deal; or, The Gold Brick of Oregon — page 15: what you’re looking at

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DEADWOOD DICE. | CHAPTER IL ! Gold Brick. Cleve St. Cecil watched the man until he was out of sight; then, pocketing the walict, he spoke to his spirited Steed, and galloped eway toward Right Bower, the new and prospercus little mining town, four miles further down the gulch. His mind was busied in wondering what all this after- nocn’s adventure would amount to; he was, though an ex- périenced man of the world, mystified 2s he had seldora if ever been before; and he knew ke had given his assent to a most extraordinary contract, and was in duty bound to honor it. Who Crazy Chet was he had no power of con and it only added to his mystification, that the strange . fellow should know so much about him. Four months before that day he had saved Jason Farmer, ' the bonanza king, from being robbed by a gang of rougis on the outskirts of Helena, Montana; and so grateful was the millionaire, that he had at once taken St. Cecil into his employ, without even inquiring into his past history; anda yee later had Gispatched hin to the far East ona mattse e@f speculation in stocks. . There St, Cecil had réfainéd and faithfully discharge? his duties until about three weéks before our story opens. he received an order, accompanied by a draft for » and was directed to return West position in Right Bower, as r<- d Mining and Milling Company, in majority of the stock, but had to show for it, despite the fsct the company were in a highly produc. closed up his eastern afairs, according!y, for Right Bower. his reception would he rnfavorable even is metting with Crazy Chet, for the tone of his letter hac given him to understand his positic.a trying, perheps hazardous one. of these matters was he while riding toward AA Ft HES qt a «=? ¢ rd. Pe ie £ i whet ti a ii t re a | i, ,, . t if! . ‘ Comicbooksrcom