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Updated: September 26, 2025
The eyes of the men who had just entered from the outside were growing accustomed to this place of shadows. Suddenly the man Jarrold called sharply: "There's some one with him. There's two of 'em, Brodie. Go easy!" Brodie cursed him for a fool. "I don't care how many's with him or who they are," he bellowed. "The grub-stealing thief has got his coming to him.
Oh, the remembered glory of it, the clean, sweet freedom of it. "Now, folks, if you're ready. Stand side by side " "Oh!" cried Gloria. "Eh? What's that?" demanded the "judge." She tried to smile. "I I think " She saw Steve Jarrold leering. "The witness," she said wildly. "There is only one, and " "It's usual to have two, anyhow," admitted the "judge."
An Wolf came again and brought Harold with him. The time had gone heavily with little Stephen when she knew that Harold was coming with his father. Stephen had been all afire to see the big boy whose feats had so much interested her, and for a whole week had flooded Mrs. Jarrold with questions which she was unable to answer.
"It's time we had a little talk," said Brodie out of a short silence. "Without anybody's skirt listening in. Leave her back there, further from the front door, Jarrold. Where she can't get an earful, and where she can't make a getaway; you come on over here a minute." Gloria made no resistance but sank down limply where Jarrold left her and watched him as he slouched over to the fire.
As he tilted it up she saw that it was two-thirds full. When he put it down with a long sigh and wiped his wet mouth it was not over half-full. He brooded over the fire, he gave no sign of noticing her. "Let me go," she said to Jarrold. "I am sick. I'd die here. Please let me go." Jarrold shifted and looked to his companions. Benny shook his head. "There ain't no hurry," he stated judicially.
She ran for it, found it, straightened up with it in her shaking hands. Again King was using his weapon as a club, since they pressed him so closely. Again came that terrible sound; Steve Jarrold it was who went down. And with it another sound, that of hard wood splintering.
The house door stood open as Gratton had left it, and the two entered hastily. Jim looked from face to face with keen, shrewd eyes, ignored Jarrold, who said a mirthful "Evenin', Jim," and turned to Gloria for explanation. "Miss Gloria wanted " began Gratton. But Jim Spalding lifted a big hand as though to ward off the words. "I'm here, miss," he said when Gloria's white face only stared at him."
What's more, we move our camp from down the canon to the cave below. Steve Jarrold, you and Tony are elected to that job, and you'd better get a move on. Bring up what grub's left, and the blankets and stuff. The rest of us will start in firing gold overboard and putting it somewhere more safe all that's loose. And at that, think of the great, big, wide, yellow, rotten-soft seam of it down below!"
"'Frisco woman?" asked Benny. Jarrold nodded. Benny clacked his tongue. Brodie still brooded at his fire, his eyes sullen upon the fitful flame and red embers. "Where is King?" asked Brodie. "Where is King?" repeated Jarrold to Gloria. "I don't know," she answered, speaking with difficulty. "I ... Oh, for God's sake, let me go. I won't say anything about what I saw; I promise.
But he looked to Jarrold and not Benny as he spoke; he extended his great hands, the fingers crooked, curving slowly inward, like steel hooks. "I can eat you alive, and you know it, Steve," he mocked. "What's more, she knows it! That's what she wants; she's picked me, Steve! That's just her way of letting you down easy; she don't aim to hurt your feelings. Will you come on and take a fall for her?
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