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Even the omitted leader had been unable to go away and nurse his pride alone. "Is that a secret society?" inquired Towhead, lifting a finger at the badge. Mr. McLean nodded. "Turruble," said he. "You're a Wells & Fargo detective," asserted the leader. "Play your harp," said Lin. "Are you a a desperaydo?" whispered Towhead. "Oh, my!" observed Mr. McLean, sadly; "what has our Jack been readin'?"
"I heard down in Goldpan," he squeaked one night, "that Wells Fargo takes out five or six bars of bullion for him every mill clean-up. And you can bet none of it ever gets away from that old stiff." "But how does this news leak out?" Dick asked, wondering at such a tale, when millmen and miners were distinguished for keeping inviolate the secrets of the property on which they worked.
"Only a couple of blocks." But the "couple of blocks" proved to be five, and they had to make another turn or two. Then they came to the side door of a building used as a lodging house and a pool and billiard parlor. This resort was run by a man named Bill Fargo, a sport who had once had dealings with Shocker in a prize-fighting enterprise.
In the next morning's edition of the "Red Chief Chronicle" appeared the following startling intelligence: EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY! Our readers will remember the notorious robbery of Wells, Fargo & Co.'s treasure from the Sacramento and Red Chief Pioneer Coach on the night of September 1.
"Who has?" "My conscience." "I don't get your drift." Through a moment of pause Calder's eyes searched the face of Hardy. "You've been pretty flush for some time." "I ain't been starvin'." "There are several easy ways for you to pick up extra money." "Yes?" "For instance, you know all about the Wells Fargo money shipments, and there are men around here who'd pay big for what you could tell them."
Two tons of silver bullion would be in the neighborhood of forty bars, and the freight on it over $1,000. Each coach always carried a deal of ordinary express matter beside, and also from fifteen to twenty passengers at from $25 to $30 a head. With six stages going all the time, Wells, Fargo and Co.'s Virginia City business was important and lucrative.
This interesting venture bore the title of the Fargo Construction and Transportation Company, of which Frank A. Cowperwood was president. His Philadelphia lawyer, Mr. Harper Steger, was for the time being general master of contracts.
Rance introduced him to Sonora and the others, saying: "Boys, Mr. Ashby of Wells Fargo." The latter had a pleasant word or two for the men; then, turning to the Deputy, he said: "And how are you these days?" "Fit. And yourself?" "Same here." Turning now to the barkeeper, Ashby, with easy familiarity, added: "Say, Nick, give us a drink." "Sure!" came promptly from the little barkeeper.
To do this it would be necessary to establish affirmatively that the thirty thousand five hundred dollars received by Ammon from Miller and deposited with Wells, Fargo & Co. was the identical money stolen by Miller from the victims of the Franklin Syndicate.
So when Malachi come and saw the sheriff steppin' round in his paten' leathers, it give him the needle, and he got a bead on him and away went Sheriff Fargo right away! That seems to be the sense of the public. And he stops again, soft and quick, and looks the twelve in the eyes at once. 'But, says Freddy Tarlton here, 'are you goin' to hang a man on the little you know?
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