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At the trial of Megget and his pals in Tolopah Tom and Larry attracted even more attention than the raiders, but they bore it like sensible boys, making light of their experience at the crossing and never referring to it when they could avoid so doing. Upon the completion of the trial, with long sentences for the cattle thieves, from which fate Mr.
But with a blind obstinacy the leader of the cattle thieves persisted in continuing the pursuit, and set the pace at a fast gallop. In due course of time, as the boys before them, they discovered the glare from the camp fire. "We'll ride into the mountains, dismount and then find out who it is that has the fire," declared Megget. "You're playing with trouble, Gus," protested his companions.
"Now that we've seen where the mine is, suppose you take us where you think we had better wait till we make the round-up." "That's right here," rejoined Lawrence. "We can see Megget and the others when they arrive by being here." "True enough, but how about the guard they send up?" "There won't be any to-night, don't worry about that.
Wilder, it will break Gus' heart to think he was caught without any gun play." "That's just it. Most of the power men like Megget have is because of the fear the very mention of their names inspires. "But I don't mean to preach a sermon. What I want to know is, How do you propose to capture Megget without trouble?" "Wait till they are asleep.
"And tell my outfit to make less noise," added Mr. Snider. Until they could hear the other cowboys greeting Nails the two men were silent, and then Mr. Wilder declared: "I had no idea Megget had twenty men with him. It's a good thing we found out. "Let's see, there are nine of you from the Three Stars; nine of my boys and myself. That makes nineteen."
The statement about Megget gave the ranchman a new train of thought. He realized for the first time that he was engaged in a cattle war which would only end with his ruin or the capture of the entire band of thieves. And being a man who could not be frightened, the owner of the Half-Moon Ranch vowed to accomplish the latter alternative.
Wilder, looking at the brothers. "You see, you are famous already." But Larry and Tom only laughed, while the latter exclaimed: "I'd rather find the Lost Lode than fight Megget." "So my boys have told you about the mine and the ghosts, eh?" And shaking his bridle, the ranchman waved good-by to his wife and cantered away, followed by the others.
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