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~ > >! : 12 “ ] / Deadwood Dick, Jr., at Devil’s Gulch. Po) i pay As” ae, ‘“‘They be blowed!” cried Pete Parrot. ‘*Ah! Good-morning!” saluted Mose. ‘““'T'wo of them are on the opposite side of « 5 fa a <‘ We'll have him if we have to kill the hull | ‘‘Can you tell me where Mr, Sage lives, | theclearing. Hillissomewhereaboutcamp, , of Fs lot of ’em.” when he is in camp?” looking for Sage, same as | have been doing,” 5 oe me ‘*T guess we have got weapo~s and am- ‘‘Sure, an’ phat you want to know, for?” | I’ve lost sight of him, and have misgivings : SS. an munition enough!” said Magic Mose. ‘‘ We ‘‘T want to see him on business,” explain- | that something has happened to him,” yom Sar 8 shall use more strategy than force.” ed Mose. ; ‘‘ Il want tosee ‘if I can’t strike a ‘‘ Well, I don’t see as anything can be done os a The party left the hotel, remounted their | job.” before night, do you?” ms Ale horses, and rode away, Hill in the lead. ‘* Oho! and that’s phwat you be after is ‘Well, no,” . <2 toe The deer trail was not a roadway for | it? And maybe ye think ye’ll be a-takin’ “T presume the miners will leave the mine ae vehicles, but simply a path that had been | my old man’s job away from him, ye spal- | at dark?” . worn by the animals that gave it the name, | peen!” ‘* Unless there are two gangs of them.” r some time in the past, ‘‘T haven’t the slightest idea of doing so,” “There isn’t, for I found that much out 4s a: ao It was accessible on horseback however, | replied Mose. — of the saloon-keeper.” * Sak” tom and frequently used. ‘< Well, yez will gitno information here, “Then our best policy is to hang around i . ** | wonder if we will find them?” asked | so ye won't, so be off wid yez.” until night. It’s cloudy and will be dark to- | so Bradford, as they rode along | o Mose left. night,” fi ‘Se “* It’s hard to say,” replied Mose. ‘‘They | The next house he tried, a big Dutchman | : oo may not have gone to the mine; at all.” came to the door. CHAPTER XII. _ Bt a “I don’t think so,” said Hill. ‘‘ Kelly ** V’ot for you come knockin’ mit my door CONCLUSION ts 3 (oan he’s got a keen eye, and knows about who | on?” he demanded. pe sis. B : comes in, and who leaves the town.” ‘‘T want to find out which house Mr. Sage} Iv was not long until night would set in, ce Re | The location of this other mine of Sage’s | occupies, when he is in camp!” Mose re-|so Mose and Hood gave up the search for > | ‘was in the midst of a dense forest; therefore | plied. ' the present, and skirted the borders of the of MO ) ae it could be more readily approached than ‘T don’d vas know anyt’ing about dot. | forest to where Bradford and Pete Parrot » 2 ae though it was in open land, You go ask some ont else, and don’d you vas | were squatted. wD : oe The forest surrounding it was pine and| come poundin’ on mine door some more} ‘Well, what luck?” demanded Pete. ‘aX vat a hemlock, and the foliage dense. _ | times or I vill set dot bulldog of mine on ‘‘None. We shall have to wait until ee ae | When this forest was at length reached, | you.” ° night,” replied Mose. ‘‘ Do you know this : a a Hill drew rein. ‘‘ Bah! you haven’t gota bulldog, you old | man, Pete?” | a ; ** We'd better leave our horses here,” he | saurkraut barrel!” retorted Mose. Pete surveyed the Mississippi River gam- te |B : ae observed, ‘‘as we. want to make the least “Vel, you just go long avay off or you | bler for a moment, and then leaped to his > , show possible.” . | vil purty quick find.” feet. i fc “* Your head is level there,” agreed Magi And with this he slammed the door shut. ‘“Why, bless my big toe, it’s Hood /” ae ie Mose. ‘‘I opine we have gota job ahead of | Mose laughed, and turned away. ‘Tt ain’t any one else, Pete,” assured 5 ae us, that will require some tough work!” ‘‘Dutchy is. off his base,” he muttered. | Hood. ‘‘ How’s your heart, old boy?” RO ork ‘* Don’t be skeered,” urged Pete Parrot, | ‘‘It looks as if the denizens of these parts ‘Wal, it’s a little shriveled up, but 1 & Str: *“*Wecandoup the hull lot of ’em—can’t | had been hired to keep still tongues in their | allow there’s enough of it left to be won es Be ‘we, Poll?” | heads, concerning Sage, I don’t see as in-| by the first good-lookin’ gal that comes fa: rs ** You bet!” and Poll gave a low chuckle. | quiry is going to do any good.” | along with a fat bank account, 1 thought = @| - bakes A dismount was made, and the horses Nor did it look so; the case looked hope- | you had turned your toes toward Venus.” . aa ite Jariated out to graze; then, headed by Hill, | less, “The same to you. But, we both still i oo ee. the party plunged into the forest. Coming to the conclusion that it was next | seem to be alive.” : } : oe » The journey was a tiresome one, but, for- | to useless to try any more of the shanties, ‘You bet!” and the two men then shoo et ye tunately, it was not long; in a little while the | Magic Mose made up his mind to tackle the | hands. oe ee party reached a clearing. saloon, It was a meeting such as does one good Fees es Standing in the shadow of the trees, they ‘‘Tt is a venturesome thing to do,” he said, |\to witness, and both Hood and Parrot en- MBAS Be took a survey. ‘‘but I reckon I can pull through all right. | joyed it, : ; een Te The clearing comprised about twenty | I don’t see anything of Hill around the camp ‘‘ Have you seen anything of Hill, since 0 ahs acres, and was rocky and full of stumps. and he may have got into trouble. The fel-| I went away?” Mose asked of Burt Brad- may Tells F There were a dozen shanties and an ore | low has treated us wnite, and if any harm , ford, : | ae fe a mill, and one saloon and supply store. comes to him I’d be sorry. By the way, I ‘‘No. The last I.saw of him, he was ie. 3 By The ore mill covered the mouth of the | wonder what could have become of that | about entering the saloon,” said Burt. — . | eis 3 ah mine. , queer chap, Hood?” Mimutes merged into hours, but still Hil = 4 me The camp appeared deserted. The question was answered sooner than ex- | did not return. ee. Ne Not a soul was visible anywhere! pected, for on his way toward the saloon, he | ‘‘ Ye kin bet he's got into some consarned Ye a Sie **’This is the place,” said Hill. ran plump up against Hood! difficulty,” declared Pete Parror, as night rr: Rae iM ‘** Which house is Sage’s?” asked Mose. “Hello!” cried Hood. ‘‘ What in wonder | drew on apace, ‘and we'll clean out the hull Sie a vom ** All of ’em, but 1 don’t know which one | are you doing here?” camp, but we will rescue him,—won’t we 6 REL, hg he puts up at,” ‘‘On the same mission as you, I reckon,” | Poll?” ! vies | ae IG ** How will we find out?” replied Mose. ‘You bet!” answered Poll, looking lazily ye ays! “Well, Treckon you better leave that to ‘“* After that villain, Parrot?” up from the grass where she was dozing. Wy |i ey me. I know Burke, who runs the saloon, “Yes,” | With the approach of night, the sky grew / a. ae and I'll pay him a call, and find out alll ‘You haven’t found him?” fairly inky black, and it wasevident thata = |. eer can, You fellers stay here till I come back.” ‘* No, but I allow he’s here.” : terrible mountain storm was coming, & Mf % Ce And with this Hill set off toward the ore ‘*So I thought, but I’ve not been able to| The lightning began to play in zig-zags, See ae mill, close to which was the saloon, find hide nor hair of him.” across the heavens, and the thunder rolled sy i is ‘* Boys, you can remain here,” said Magic ‘* Did you inquire at the saloon?” loud and strong enough to shake the very i, Be. Mose, ‘‘ Two heads are better than one, if one ‘* Yes, ; | | earth, ree we “ee is a sheep’s head. [’m going to do a little **No news.” ‘‘lallow we’re about to have a spellof =§ @ ae skirmishing myself. So if Hill or Idon’t}| ‘* None.” | rie | weather,” observed Pete Parrot, “and if = ~~ ¢ome back, you will know we're in trouble. «Don’t you think they have given us the | there is any of you galoots who hasn’t made - je Tm off, now, so take things easy.” slip and gone somewhere else?” himself solid, ap above, I’d advise ye to = ie ‘* Polly go, too!” cried the parrot, hopping | ‘‘No, 1 donot, Iam satisfied they are in | hustle, fer ther’s no tellin’ but what this is Bes - “yes ~ on to Mose’s shoulder, | this camp, but in hiding. Just where they | the end.” | a a v ee ___ “© Well, now, [reckon you won't!” replied | are hiding is an enigma to me, as Tam sure|, ‘‘I reckon you've got about as much oc- VS ies ia “Mose. ‘‘ You stay with Pete!” . ! they are in none of the shanties.” _ casion to square up accounts, asany of us,” Te ** No, no, no!” screamed,Poll. ‘‘ Pete hurt ‘Perhaps they are down in the mine!” opined Mose, . sb ty! mae a AB poor Poll! ? ) | “That may possibly be. But, supposing ‘©Oh! Poll and J are all right,” assured a eS __ And Mose found ita hard matter to get | they are, how are we going to get at them? | Pete. ‘‘ We intend to go straight up onthe — — Sap A the bird Steg his shoulder, vy They’re in pretty safe quarters, if they’re | through route, and not even have to be | os ye He finally succeeded, and after transfer: | down in the mine, for they have got all the | bothered by the conductor—don’t we Poli?” a | Ting Poll to her master, he set off on his | miners as a body-guard, and we'd have aj ‘‘ You bet,” croaked Poll. eight ia a _ | tour of investigation. Careful to keep under | mighty hard time capturing them.” It soon began to rain, a sudden outburst; A% ‘- the trees as much as possible, he made a} ‘‘No doubt about that,” assented Magic | not a shower, but it simply came down in =~ ty circuit half away around the clearing, ere he | Mose, ‘‘ but we must at least make an at- | torrents, | Dee hae bs a emerged from their cover. | bers ie find out.” |. 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