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The sight had so weakened and sickened him that he had rushed away, not knowing in what direction, until he had come to our friends' camp. "Jest help me to git off o' this mountain an' I won't never follow ye ag'in," he whined, to the miners and the boys. "Jest help me to git away, thet's all!" "You can take your chances with the rest of us, Jaley," answered Tom Dillon, somewhat sternly.
"This is free land, so far as locatin' a claim is concerned," added Sol Blugg. "Well, if you locate that mine before we do, don't you dare to remove any of my uncle's landmarks," returned Roger. "Ha! wot kind o' talk is thet!" burst out Larry Jaley. "Oh, we know you," put in Dave. "We know just what sort of a bunch you are."
"Link Merwell!" gasped Phil. "And see, that Sol Blugg is with him!" "And here comes Job Haskers and the man called Larry Jaley!" said Dave, in reply. "Wonder where that other fellow, Staver, is?" murmured Roger. "Maybe he was too badly hurt to come with them and had to go back," returned Dave. "Say, I don't see much use of coming along this trail," called out Link Merwell, to those with him.
Carmody again. But this time Dave was too quick for him. He pushed the man back, turned him around, and sent him flying down the steps to the street. "Now, you go on!" he cried. "If you don't, you'll get into trouble!" "That's what!" said Roger. "Perhaps you'd like to be arrested," added Phil. "Come on!" said Larry Jaley, in a low voice. "Come on, Sol.
Link Merwell was also agitated, and for the instant tried to back away. Perhaps, now that Sol Blugg had spoken so harshly, the youth realized that he was not such a kind-hearted fellow as Abe Blower had proved to be. "Come out here, where we can see you!" cried Blugg. "Larry, got yer pistol?" "I sure have," responded Larry Jaley, with a wicked grin.
"Sure, I done that myself," said Blugg, and laughed. "Nobody took their hosses so far as we know." "I guess the new strike o' gold must be near the old Landslide Mine," said Larry Jaley. "Maybe it's the old mine itself." "We'll soon know, if we watch 'em close enough," returned Sol Blugg.
"And just remember, we ain't out of it ourselves, yet," he added, gravely. Larry Jaley was cared for and given something to eat and to drink, and then he told his story. The landslide had come upon his whole crowd without warning and he had escaped by what was little short of a miracle.
"It certainly is beastly walking here," said Job Haskers. "I've nearly sprained my ankle several times." "Well, if we want to find that lost mine we got to hunt fer it," growled Sol Blugg. "It ain't comin' to you, you know." "I agree thet this trail ain't none too safe," came from Larry Jaley.
"We located the house and are going over there right after we eat," answered the senator's son. "And by the way, Mr. Dillon," he continued. "Do you know any men named Blugg, Jaley, and Staver?" "Do I!" cried Tom Dillon. "Sure I do, an' so do lots of other folks in these diggin's. What do you know about 'em?" "We met them on the train." "Don't ye have nothin' to do with that crowd, lads.
Oh, save me!" whined Jaley, and he turned a face full of fear on those before him. "Where are Merwell and Haskers and Blugg?" asked Dave. "All gone swept away by the landslide!" was the whining reply. "Oh, it was awful! It smashed them all up and smashed up the horses, too! Oh, save me! Save me!" And then Larry Jaley gave a gasp and fell in a heap, unable to say another word.
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