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He is certainly on time!" murmured the old gentleman. "It is Mr. Haskers." He looked helplessly at the others. "I I don't exactly know what to do." "We'll get out, if you say so," answered Roger, quickly. "Oh, say, can't we stay and face him?" asked Phil, eagerly. "We'll give him the surprise of his life!" "Certainly, you can stay!" exclaimed Mr. Fordham, with sudden energy. "I want you to stay.
As long as they were within hearing of those left behind neither said a word, but once at a distance Job Haskers fairly exploded. "Now you see what a plight you have brought us into!" he snarled. "Here we are miles and miles from anywhere, and with hardly a dollar in our pockets! It's a shame!
"So am I," put in the senator's son. "Just the same, Dave, Haskers will try to get square with us if he ever gets the chance." "Oh, I know that. But I don't intend to give him the chance." "Speaking of our enemies, I wonder what ever became of Link Merwell," said Phil. "He seems to have dropped out of sight completely." "I rather imagine he has left the country," returned Roger.
And at thirty-five it's a bargain. I think it will be up to sixty or seventy inside of a month or two months at the latest. You'd better sign for the hundred shares right now and make sure of them." And Job Haskers held out one of the papers in his hand and also the fountain pen. Roger and Dave looked at each other and probably the same thought flashed through the minds of both.
I want to know what you did with my suit-case, and I want to know what you mean by impersonating me." "I I " began Merwell, and then stopped, not knowing how to proceed. "This is er very unfortunate," murmured Job Haskers. He would have retired had there been any place to retire to, which there was not. "Say, are you Roger Morr?" gasped Abe Blower, gazing fixedly at the senator's son. "I am.
And it looks dangerous to me, with all these loose rocks ready to slide down into the valley," added Job Haskers. Full of bitterness, and trying to plan out what to do later on, the pair continued on the back trail, moving slowly and with caution. At last, completely tired out, they reached the spot where Dave and his chums had stopped for supper.
This lay between some rocks and covered with a rubber cloth, so that the eatables might not be spoiled by the weather. Job Haskers nodded, to show that he understood, and both of the intruders tiptoed their way towards the stores. Noiselessly they raised the rubber cover and placed it on the ground. Then both commenced to pack the stores in the cloth.
He and Haskers, after bringing in their horses, sat down, and a talk lasting the best part of an hour followed. The men from Butte asked many questions, and wanted to know about the map and papers Roger was carrying. Blugg and Jaley were evidently much impressed. "You are right about one thing, Merwell," he said. "That mine is now teetotally lost the claim was shifted by the landslide.
"Go through 'em, Abe," went on Tom Dillon. "Take their shootin' irons away from 'em." "See here " commenced Merwell, when a stern look from the old miner stopped him. Haskers said nothing, for he was still fearful of being shot. In a few minutes the two intruders were disarmed by Abe Blower. While this was being done Roger whispered to Dave.
"I am done with you, Link," he said. "And I am done with Haskers, too. All I want you to do is to leave me alone in the future." "You let us go, or it will be the worse for you," growled Link Merwell. When his two hours' guard duty came to an end, Dave called Roger, who in turn called Phil. The shipowner's son was still very sleepy, and he yawned deeply as he arose.
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