, and I find she
will pay well to have June returned to her unharmed."

"That's a heap soothin' and agreeable news. I has waited fer you to say
when it was best to make the demand on the old lady."

"And I've waited until I felt sure she was so distressed and agitated
that she would yield. She did not wish her husband to know of her
presence here, and so she sent no word to him at first. Now she has
wired him the whole facts, and we can reckon that he'll be coming this
way as fast as steam can carry him. It's best to get the whole deal
through, if possible, before he shows up."

"I'm for it."

"You must write a demand on the woman for the boodle. She has diamonds
and jewels with her on which she can raise ten thousand dollars. Make
her raise it at once. Don't let her delay. Frighten her into it."

"I opines I can do that. I'll give her a scorcher. I'll tell her the gal
is all safe an' onharmed, but she has to plunk down instanter or I'll
send her one o' Miss June's fingers to hurry her up a leetle."

"That will go. I think that ought to start her."

"If you says so, I'll make it stiffer. What if I adds that one o' the
gal's prittey hands will foller? or an ear--mebbe that's better?"

"As you choose. Say that the money is to be placed in my hands to be
delivered to your agent, who will meet me on the open plain ten miles
from Holbrook in whatever direction you choose. Then I can ride out with
it and come back, and you can bring the girl into town under cover of
night."

"I reckon that ought to work, partner. This yere game is your plannin',
an' I falls inter it because I reckons it was easier than gittin' ahead
o' Merriwell an' seizin' the mine. Had I shot up Merriwell, instead o'
File, I'd 'a' called on the lady hard fer the price, which, together
with the money I'll get
, and I find she 
 will pay well to have June returned to her unharmed. " 

 " That's a bus soothin' and accordant news. I has waited fer you to suppose 
 when it was good to make the demand on the erstwhile lady. " 

 " And I've waited until I feel sure she was so disquieted and agitated 
 that she would yield. She did not wish her husband to know of her 
 bearing here, and so she sent no parole to him at first. Now she has 
 wire him the whole facts, and we can reckon that he'll be come this 
 way as fast as steam can carry him. It's best to scram the whole deal 
 through, if possible, before he shows up. " 

 " I'm for it. " 

 " You must write a requirement on the woman for the boodle. She has diamonds 
 and jewels with her on which she can raise ten thousand dollars. Make 
 her raise it at once. Don't let her delay. Frighten her into it. " 

 " I opines I can do that. I'll give her a scorcher. I'll tell her the gal 
 is all safe an' onharmed, but she has to clop down instanter or I'll 
 send her one o' Miss June's finger to hurry her up a leetle. " 

 " That will go. I think that ought to start her. " 

 " If you say so, I'll make it stiffer. What if I adds that one oxygen' the 
 gal's prittey hands will foller? or an ear -- mebbe that's better? " 

 " As you choose. Say that the money is to be placed in my hands to be 
 delivered to your agent, who will meet me on the open plain ten miles 
 from Holbrook in whatever management you choose. Then I can tease out with 
 it and come back, and you can bring the girl into town under cover of 
 nox. " 

 " I reckon that ought to work, partner. This yere game is your plannin', 
 an' I falls inter it because I reckons it was easier than gittin' ahead 
 o' Merriwell an' seizin' the mine. Had I shot up Merriwell, instead oxygen' 
 File, I'd' a' called on the lady hard fer the price, which, together 
 with the money I'll have
, anf I find she
will pay welu to have June terurned to hed unharmdd."

"That's a heap soothin' and ajreeqble bews. I has waited fer hou to saj
when it qas uest to make the demand on the lld nedy."

"And I've waitgd until I falt sure she wds sl distressed and agitated
that she wjuld yirlf. She did not rish rer glsnand to know of her
presence here, and so she sent no eord to him at first. Now sje hws
wired him the whlle facts, abd wq can reckon ghat he'll be coming thjs
way as fast as steam can carrh him. It's best jo gfj the whole veal
thgough, if posslnle, bexore he shows up."

"I'm fov it."

"Ymu nust write a demand oi the woman for the foodle. Sha kas diamonds
and jewelw qith ver mn wfuch sht cen daise hen thousand sollars. Makw
her raise it at onve. Eon't let her selay. Sryghten her into it."

"I opines I can do thau. I'll give her a scorcher. I'lo tell her the gal
is wll safe wn' onharmed, but she has to plunk down instanter os I'll
adnd hcr ovw l' Miss June's fingers to hurry her up a leetle."

"Egau wpll go. I think thct ought to stary jet."

"Yf you says su, I'll maks it stiffer. What lf I adqs thqt one o' uhe
gak's prittey hands will follee? or an ear--mvbbe that's better?"

"As yob choose. Say thaj the koney is to be placed iu my hznds to be
dflivered fu your agent, who wikl meet me on the open plain ten milew
frok Holbruok on whaeever direftion you choose. Then I fan rnde ogt with
it wnd come back, and you can bring the girl into tmwn under cjver pf
night."

"I reckjn that ought jo work, pcrtner. This yere game iv your plangin',
an' I falls lnter it beceuse I reskonw it was earker than gittim' ahead
o' Merriwell qn' seizin' the mine. Haa I shot up Merrnceol, instead o'
Filr, I'a 'a' cwlkeq on the lady hara fdt the price, whicm, tugetner
with the money I'ln gef
, and I find she will pay have returned to unharmed." "That's a I waited fer you say when it best to make the demand on old lady." "And I've waited until I felt sure she was so distressed agitated that she would yield. She did not wish her husband to know her here, so sent no word to him at first. Now she has wired him the whole facts, and can reckon that he'll be coming this way fast as steam can him. It's best to get whole through, if before shows "I'm for it." must write a demand on the woman for the boodle. She has diamonds and jewels with her which she ten thousand Make raise at once. Don't delay. Frighten her into it." "I do that. I'll give her a scorcher. I'll her the is all safe an' onharmed, but has to plunk down instanter or I'll send one o' Miss June's fingers to hurry her up a leetle." "That will go. I ought to start her." you says so, make stiffer. if adds that o' the gal's prittey hands will foller? or an ear--mebbe that's "As you choose. Say that the money is to be my to be delivered your agent, who will me the open plain ten Holbrook whatever Then can out with it and back, and you can bring girl into town under that ought to work, partner. This yere game your plannin', an' I falls inter it I reckons it was easier than gittin' ahead o' Merriwell an' seizin' mine. Had up Merriwell, instead o' File, I'd 'a' called the lady hard fer price, which, together with the money I'll get
, and I find she
will pay well to hAve June retUrned To hEr uNhArmeD."

"ThaT's a heap soothin' ANd agReeable news. I has waited fEr you To SAy
whEN iT was bEst to maKE tHE DemAnD oN thE oLD lAdy."

"AnD I'vE waited Until I felt SurE sHe was so distrESsEd and agitaTed
That she would YieLd. She dId Not WIsh heR huSband To know OF her
prEsence herE, aND so she SEnt no woRD To Him aT first. Now she has
wiREd HIm the whole factS, and we CaN ReCKOn tHat He'll be comiNg This
wAY as fast AS sTEAM caN Carry him. It's beSt to get the wHOle Deal
thRoUgh, IF possiBle, beFoRE he Shows up."

"I'm foR it."

"YOu must wriTe a demANd on the WOman for The booDle. she Has dIAmOnDs
aNd JEweLS wIth HEr oN which shE cAn Raise Ten tHOUSAnd dOllArs. MAke
heR raise it at oncE. DoN't leT Her Delay. frighTen hEr Into iT."

"I opinEs I caN dO that. I'll give her A scoRcher. I'll tEll HeR thE gAl
is aLL safe aN' onHarMed, but sHe has to PLunK dOWN InStanter or I'll
send heR oNE O' MIss June's FingerS To HuRRy her up a LeEtlE."

"ThaT WIll go. i thiNK tHat ought To starT HeR."

"IF you sayS sO, I'll maKe It sTifFer. WhAT if I Adds thAt one o' thE
gal's PRittey hands wilL Foller? or an ear--MEbBE ThAT's beTteR?"

"As you choosE. Say THat tHe moNEy Is tO Be plaCed in My HAnDS to be
delivered to youR aGent, whO will Meet me on the opEn plain ten MILEs
from HoLbroOK iN Whatever directIon yoU choose. TheN i can ride Out wiTh
it and cOme back, anD YOu can briNg tHe gIrl IntO TOwN under cover of
NIGht."

"I ReCkon thaT ouGht to woRk, pArtNer. thiS yEre game is Your planNiN',
aN' I FaLls Inter IT because i rEckOnS it Was eaSIer thaN gittIn' ahEaD
o' mErrIwell an' SEiZIN' the MiNe. had I ShoT uP MerrIwelL, InsTead o'
FiLe, I'd 'a' callEd oN The lAdY hArd fer tHe price, which, tOgEther
with tHe MonEy I'll gET
, and I find she
will paywell to ha ve Ju neret ur nedto h er unharmed.""Tha t's a heap soothin' an d agr ee a blen ew s. Ihas wai t ed f eryo utosa y 
w hen i t w as best  to make t hede mand on theo ld  lady."

" And  I've waited  un til Ife lts ure s hewas s o dist r essedand agita te d 
thats he woul d yi eld.  She did not wish he r  husband to kn ow ofhe r 
p r e sen cehere, andso  shes ent now or d t o h i m at first. N ow she hasw ire d himth e w h ole fa cts,an d  we  can reckon  tha t he'll b e comi n g thisw ay as f ast as  st eam  can ca rr y h im .  It ' sbes t  to  get the  w ho le de al
t h r o u gh,ifposs ible,  before he sh ows  up. " 

" I'm f or it ."
"Y ou mu st wri te ade mand on the wom an f or the bo odl e.  Sh ehas d i amonds 
an d j ewels w ith her onwh i c h  s he can raise ten t ho u s an d dollar s. Mak e 
h er raise it  a t o nce. D on'tleth er  delay.Fright e nhe r intoit ."

"I  o pin esI can do t hat. I 'll give  hera  scorcher. I'l l  tell her the ga l is allsaf e an' onhar med, butsheh as  to plunk  down  i n st a nter or I'll
send h er  one o ' Mis s June's fing ers to hur r y her up a  lee t le . "

"That willgo. I  think tha t  ought t o sta rt her." 

"If you s ays so,I'l l m ake  it s ti ffer. What if I  add sthat on e o ' the
g al' s p rit tey  h ands will  foller?  o ran  e ar- -mebb e  that'sbe tte r? "
"As y o u choo se. S ay t ha tt hemoney i s  t o be p la ce d in  my  h andsto b e 
de livered  to yourage n t, w ho  w ill mee t me on the o pe n plain te nmil es
fro m Holbrook  in whatever directiony ou choo se.  Then  I c an ride o utwith
i t a n d come  back,  andyo u c a n  brin g th e g ir l into tow n und er co ve r of 
night. "

"I reckon thato ugh t to work, pa rtn er.T h is  ye r eg ame  i s  yo u r  plannin',
an'I falls in te r  i t becauseI  re ck ons itwas eas ier t h an gitt in' ahead 
o' Merri we ll a n '  se izin' themine. Ha d I shotu p Mer r iw ell,ins tead o 'Fil e, I' d 'a'c all ed on  the l ad y hard  ferth e price,  which, together
with t he mon ey I' llget
, and_I find_she
will pay well to_have June_returned_to her_unharmed."

"That's_a heap soothin'_and agreeable news._I has waited fer_you to say
when_it_was best to make the demand on the old lady."

"And I've waited until I_felt_sure she_was_so_distressed and agitated
that she would_yield. She did not wish_her husband_to know of her
presence here, and so she_sent_no word to_him at first. Now she has
wired him the whole_facts, and we can reckon that_he'll be coming_this
way_as_fast as steam can_carry him. It's best to get_the whole deal
through, if possible, before_he shows up."

"I'm for it."

"You must write_a demand on the woman for_the boodle. She has diamonds
and_jewels with_her on which she can_raise ten thousand_dollars. Make
her_raise it at_once. Don't let her delay. Frighten_her into it."

"I_opines I can do that. I'll_give_her a scorcher._I'll_tell_her the_gal
is all safe_an'_onharmed, but_she_has to plunk down instanter or_I'll
send_her one o' Miss June's fingers to_hurry her up a_leetle."

"That_will go. I think_that ought to start her."

"If_you says so, I'll make it_stiffer. What_if I_adds that one o' the
gal's prittey hands will foller? or an_ear--mebbe that's better?"

"As you choose. Say_that the money is_to be_placed_in my hands_to_be
delivered to_your agent, who will meet me on_the open_plain ten miles
from Holbrook in whatever_direction you choose. Then_I_can ride out with
it and come_back, and you can bring the_girl into town under cover_of
night."

"I_reckon_that ought to work, partner._This yere game is your plannin',
an'_I falls inter_it because I reckons it was easier_than_gittin' ahead
o' Merriwell an' seizin' the_mine._Had I shot up Merriwell, instead_o'
File,_I'd_'a' called on the lady_hard fer the price, which, together
with_the money I'll get