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"Me go uppee lere, and me allee samee lookee down on um other side, so be." "Great Scott!" cried Jim Dart. "Who would have thought of doing that? Hop, you are a dandy!" "Me velly muchee smartee Chinee, so be," was the reply. "Where Misler Charlie? Me takee and showee where Misler Wild is velly muchee quicken, so be."
"Goodby!" he said. "When you finder lat me allee samee keepee my word you let Misler Wild go. Len you all go 'way, and nobody hurtee you." Hop lost no time in getting outside. He found the girls where the horses were. But Jim and Arietta were nowhere to be seen. "Missy Anna," he said to the scout's wife, "you and Missy Eloise allee samee takee horses and lide to meet um miners.
Wing acted as though he was disgusted, but a sorrowful look from his brother soon brought him around. "Me no tellee Misler Charlie," he said. "Allee light. Now me go to um saloon and git tee lillee dlop of tanglefoot; len me go and havee lillee look alound up Forbiddee Passee, so be." Hop was not long in getting ready. Without another word he set out for the saloon.
It was after midnight when Hop returned to the camp, and when he came he sneaked in quietly. But Cheyenne Charlie was awake, and he let him know that he heard him. "You yaller galoot, you've been fillin' up with tanglefoot ag'in!" he exclaimed in a whisper. "Don't think I don't know." "Allee light, Misler Charlie," was the Chinaman's reply; "me feel allee samee velly goodee. Whattee you care?"
You tellee allee 'boutee. But makee um stay light here till Misler Charlie or Misler Jim come." "All right, Hop," Anna answered. "We will do just as you say. But where is Charlie?" "He in um cave." "What!" "He come in light after me, so be. He waitee to git tee lillee chance to git tee Misler Wild outee." The girls understood. Just then the walking miners from the camp came in sight.
He threw a pail of water on him, and, as might be supposed, it had the desired effect. "Lat allee light, Misler Charlie," said the Celestial, as he made for the brook, after crawling out of the tent; "me allee samee git tee square, so be!" "You're square now, if I know anything about it," was the retort. "You don't count ther tricks you're played on me, I s'pose?
There were twenty or more of them, and they were all armed to the teeth. When they saw the girls they broke into a cheer, but a motion from Hop quickly silenced them. "Don't makee no noise," he said. "Misler Wild no git tee outee yet, so be." Then he told them just how things were, and the men agreed to wait with the girls until they received orders from either Charlie on Jim.
"Your funny Chinaman has been doing some stunts fur us." "Oh, he is liable to do almost anything," was the reply. "What is the matter, Hop? Who told you that you could come over here?" "Allee samee nothing the mattee, Misler Wild," answered Hop, shaking his head and looking serious. "Nobody say me comee over here; me comee allee samee, so be."
Then yer kin git some of ther counterfeit money you've got hid around somewhere an' come back an' take it ter Roche. While you're talkin' to 'em we'll all creep in an' fix ther galoots fur good an' all!" "Allee light, Misler Charlie." Hop was not long in mounting the scout's horse, and then he rode swiftly to Big Bonanza.
If there was anything that the Chinaman liked it was to do something that met with the approval of Young Wild West. After he had once got it into his head that he wanted to go Hop grew very restless. Finally he turned to the cook and said: "Me go takee lillee walk thlough um pass, so be, my blother." "Misler Wild say you, allee samee stay here, so be," was the reply. "Lat allee light.
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