Deadwood Dick's Big Deal; or, The Gold Brick of Oregon — page 80: what you’re looking at

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ye Ae his stock in the mine, and the doctor _ he got for that!” | Ba - DEADWOOD DICK. A line of light catme from under the door of the fitele shanty where Gold Brick made her home, at such times as she was not at the Palace. Within, two persons sat at the table, on which burned a candle. One was Old Avalanche, the veteran Annihilator; tHe other was Gold Brick, alias Calamity Jane. Grim, somber expressions were upon both faces, the ‘Annihilator’s being more so than usual, while there were traces of tears about the young woman’s eyes, “Yas, thar’s no two ways about it,” the old man was. saying; “you’ve bin actin’ up like a darned ejit, an’ no one’s to blame but yerself. Ef thet consarned loafin’ coyote uv a brother o’ yourn war sunk out o’ sight in a Texas quicksand, I’d give all ther spondulics this old hulk is wuth, an’ that ain’t a few.” “Abuse him, if you like!” Calamity replied, coldly. “He is just what he is, and he is my brother—the only relative left of my family. Do you suppose I am going to see him gobbled up by the law?” ““Ye'd better git him out o’ this camp, or some one asides the law wull gobble him ur. I would not blame Dicky a bit if he popped him over, furst opperchunity!” Calamity Jane’s eyes snapped. 4 “Mayhbe he had better it. If I am not mistaken, he’s past doing any one harm.” “Bah! great antiquated ham-bone that discombobber- ated the favns uv old Joner! That bullet o’ yourn war mo more than a flea-bite ter him.” “The doctor said he was dying up in the mountains. I tried to find out where, but he wouldn't tell me.” “"Ca’se the doctor and Dicky breathed thru’ hin svind-pipe!” “T don’t believe it.” “T da. Ye say the Doc cleaned Raymond out o’ all he “Yas, an’ ye see’d "em ride off tergether tomight-at C@nnielaoolks. conn)