Deadwood Dick's Big Deal; or, The Gold Brick of Oregon — page 78: what you’re looking at

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Co DEADWOOD DICX%. The other gave a little laugh—he evidently was well acquainted with its location. This surprised Dick, for he believed its existence known only to himself and his five men—for it was in a secluded mountain glen, walled in on four sides, and accessible only by a narrow, fissure-like ravine, Here it was his men were to rendezvous when not in ¥° Right Bower, and he doubted not he would find them there to-night. The walk was long and tedious, but Dick felt as if he could have walked on, for days at a time, now that he had possession of his boy. They reached the glen a couple of hours before day- break, and found Dick’s comrades there. They had built a serviceable cabin, and within this, cosey shelter was found from the rain, Soon after their arrival, Jack, the guide, turned up miss- ing, and inquiry of the guard at the entrance to the glen elicited the information that he had gone, for sure. “A strange fellow,” Dick muttered. “Something seems to tell me that I have met him before, and yet I cannot tell where.” After arranging little Dick comfortably where he could finish his sleep, Dick glanced at his watch and said: “T must be off, at once, for, if possible, I want to reach Right Bower before Raymond does. Remain here and see that no one enters the glen or sees my boy. I will return as soon as I can. Look smart after the little one, and make friends with him.” Then carefully inspecting his weapons, he left the cabin, @ 7 and the glen. It was three miles to Right Bower, and Dick had fears that he would not arrive there ahead of Raymond. If he } did not, he felt sure that Raymond would expose him, ' and then it would be a auestion how he could recover the money he had left in care of the hotel-keeper. i - Swiftly he hurried along, and succeeded in making the camp before daybreak. - The street was deserted, and the bar and office of the Palmer House were the only places open. ’ Creeping stealthily near to the hotel, Deadwood Dick gained the veranda and looked in. Cconnicloolkxs.comnn 4