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"There will be a fight started, don't you fear," answered Vorlange. The spy meant what he said. Too cowardly to meet Pawnee Brown face to face, he wanted to make sure that the great scout should be killed. This would happen if a battle came off, for he felt sure Tucker would do exactly as he promised. Vorlange had determined to be on hand.
"Yes, but he was outclassed from the start, for, although he was sly and shrewd, book learning was too much for him. The examination came off, and I got left, through Vorlange, who stole my papers and changed many of my answers. I didn't learn of this until it was too late. My chance of going to West Point fell through.
He took up the packet and looked it over. It consisted of half a dozen legal-looking documents and twice that number of letters, some addressed to Mortimer Arbuckle and some addressed to Louis Vorlange. He read over the letters and documents with interest.
A moment's reflection convinced Dick that this was sound advice, and he said he would follow it, mentally resolved not to accuse Vorlange of anything until he had gotten his parent to confess to the true state of affairs. By this time the boy and the man of the plains had left the veranda and walked around to where Rasco had left his horse.
The cheering news from Washington had set Pawnee Brown at rest so far as his duty to the boomers was concerned, and he felt quite free to pursue his own affairs and those of his immediate friends. "If possible I would like to meet Louis Vorlange and have a talk with him," he said to Clemmer, after having related what had occurred near Peter Day's home.
Ever since he had first seen the beautiful girl he had been covetous of making her his squaw. Indian fashion, he felt he could compel Nellie to choose him, even if he had to whip her into making the choice. "You won't go on with the search?" cried Vorlange, in a rage. "No," was the short answer. "I say you shall! See here, Yellow Elk, do you want to be shot?"
"Yellow Elk not afraid of Vorlange Vorlange know dat. Yellow Elk go back to cabin to see if girl or boy leave anything behind." Then he got up, waded across the brook again and disappeared among the trees surrounding the log cabin. Louis Vorlange muttered a good many things in a very angry tone. Then, torch in hand, he started up the brook bank to follow the trail alone.
"My father's documents!" cried Dick. "The letters!" shrieked Louis Vorlange. Then he made a sudden leap to secure them, but Pawnee Brown was too quick for him. The scout turned to the captain of cavalry standing near. "You had better arrest him before he tries to escape." "They shall not arrest me!" came from Louis Vorlange's set lips. "Clear the way!"
Tucker especially was on the lookout for Pawnee Brown, determined to bring the great scout down and thus win the reward Louis Vorlange had promised. The scout listened to the talk of the cavalrymen for fully ten minutes with great interest.
"Well, Vorlange, what am I to do now I am out here?" "Remain in Arkansas City for the present and take it easy." "You promised me a hundred dollars on my arrival." "And there it is." There was the rustle of bank notes. "New money, eh?" was Dike Powell's comment. "Been printing some out here?" "Not much. I know better than to go into the counterfeiting business." Dick clutched Rasco's arm.
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