Deadwood Dick's Big Deal; or, The Gold Brick of Oregon — page 52: what you’re looking at

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Lae ave .' ; r ‘ PA dh ert ate air a! vie J aa Me 54. DEADWOOD DICK. “Well, my gay, Richard, how like you the position you. occupy2” the elder. mine-owner demanded, taunting!y. “One would think you were quite at home here, you take ityso mildly.” Bh they? Glad. you told.me of it Why are you. here?” “For a necessary. purpose. We have.come to make a final: disposal:of you, as, on mature. deliberation, we have concluded that it will not be advisable to. give you any show for your. money!” Ralph Chester spoke out. “By the way, allow. me to relieve. you. of the. fat boodle you. scooped in at-Gold Brick’s, It will help along my financial matters greatly.’ “You've, got ter divvy orI’ll blow. the horn,” Hogshead Hank: interrupted, eagerly. pushing, forward, “Eh? It’s divvy, ain’t it, Miles?” “You bet!” the express-agent chimed in, eagerly. “Thar. ain’t goin’ to be nothin’ one-sided about ther matter.” ‘Who said there, was?” Chester. cried. angrily, as. he went through Deadwood Dick’s.pockets. “Curse the tuck! he:hain’t got a.cent of money about him!” A cry of surprise escaped the others. Dick’s face also denoted. surprise. “See heer, durn. ‘ye, you're, too funny, Mr. Road-Agent!” Horshead Hank roared. “Jest. ye sing out where. ther. svsag is!” “If it isn’t in my Outside coat-pocket, I know nothing, about. it!” Dick. answered, “for. there’ s where I put, it a few minutes before my capture.” . “Phar’s. not. a; vestige | of. money. about you,” Chester cried... “You've hid it somewleres, you devil” ~ “Trmpossible, when. my. hands are helpless.. I have been robbed, and. I presume some. one of you know by whom.” “You lie!” Stephen Raymond cried, None. of rs knows a thing about it. But.come, boys, we've no time to waste here. You. are_sure. the money.i is nowhere. about his per- S90, . “Perfectly.” “Weil, gag hig and fetch, him alo ,, The sooner we __ git rid of him, the better we shall be o ge ten Big sac . Chester, and. Hogshead, Henk performed the opcration, COMME IOOKS.CONn %