Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-12-22
CHAPTER XTIV.

CHAPTER XNIV.
Three days after discovering the cave
of gola tho outlaw band was ready to
hrcaI; camp and head for civilization.
The contents Of tho cave had been
WEIGHED and estimated, and the sum in
dollars and cents was beyond their wild
est expectations. The precious metal
was stored in the bottom OF the wagon
and every enc felt ezultant and good
uaturcd.
Every man but Taylor. He could not
fail to notice that he was regarded a. an
interloper. From the hour Of finding
tbs cave the renegade5 made every ef-
fort to render his position SO Disagree
able thar no would take his departure,
but he refused to so. lie was u deter
I2iEeA and persistent man. and had they
known him better they would have held
Kim in fear instead Of contempt. He
had eMoth3red his anger and affected
rot to hear tho remarks flung out for his
beaeGt, and he had worked as hard as
any one in bringing down and storing
Gw2y the gotd.
On the evening before they were to
ts"'o ~ ''i w. -A''' w 'e 40 LAG.
vera eDc wy q t44s 0'AS-' ana he looK
eppoftUE-ty 70 os@;
"tHs IL @eeA escioeo yet Whlch route
we are t9 t2&ei"
"CeT;aiDl - replied Bob.
Lien u ~
LOOK ytto' s'ralGer' exclaimed
Bob IS no freI Up, "has any OF this
crow r'lt~ ar Jour af,F.cs'
- N'.TeIi FI~'GAeed 10 aoVlse' 81
o',9 OF t,!2 Party ana AZ t"''lnS ll1sA
!a.sE'eG n -? treasure eIll ha'2fti4y
I1'e.s4--0 II NNp"ln8 "hlth route VIC
E-e ID WaFei ny
W '.2t '-',' you @lo an interest IN TINS
BC-I' "---''.-->,-" ,''''
as '..s q s.-9 t.."coTe-'r1'
+-Ni--r@' LOO. exc, H'-@aSeT' you
">.-.. &? - Saw % 4o.0e" yoNIss-i
h3Eo WAS cF'''.'' '--t It's lyr us 10 S,>%
-'''s4 vs. 20 we "J.l c Wa.
20 lI.-I q --..-- i'-4 !" !'9+ Li- ia -
DIV Il ~ '.'--'~ 't' i'-.-t ne Il AeY - So
W~22 we &e1 on Q LIE we n&Y ie2I
Axe fe'E@'-SefiH5 yo' 1"f rue Alt.e
you Fo Done an" we NAY mol We
hlako no lFo.-Asea' Cn@lraS"la' now
ever, l-.''' yo1 uZte p" cams on tA9
Ge-'6 1e---ii~~ U'.s +l-~s me-
!aJiof GIot'-o MS 'ea.A N rage re
ma staGeI a. ana was 4.i.e-J 10 lose al.
1Ao 'h9tGAt lnaddehea NM and h&4 ne
noV DoeA /: cool &hN caicuIa'-AS villain
ne WooI@ nave ioEoe1 a Climax t4eA and
sacee' "N-ch Alas' nave cost HIM ms
igS' hae l-5'l " '''''!eC! h"oHce LOT d lew
hlaneea sAa IAeA I"la:
eS'' 0SFS' 1 meant no harm and l
hcps nc oSle h@s any hard feelings.
YOU'D nave fouHa lac cave without Ine,
O. s9N'ss' ana goa o"n tAe team I'm
saT1s4sa YOU Wa ao tAe falr thing by
me- Vhea we Ge1 tAroogh' ana SO let
Say 90 tnoEF anonS H.
"%hGl,s senmsle' replied Bob, and
tH0 mg'feF was s'Toz'le@'
!&yLor "ahl,aEed away iEoTn the camp
Z sa9Ts claSalce' aPp%rcAtly to gather
afeWo0a, Duf really 70 slTe vent to his
teeh:,9s ~ committing with hnnself.
Ahe Ioo4sF &c E1Ssad When safe dis
t@hce away 1'oO one ef tnein VIII ever
igaVs tAe pl0ins excepS tHat stht-e one car
mes MS os"sl HooE away! Aney don't
NAo" N'e' aiSsy tAlhA La a cur TO be
A'1AS. OF l'9'c&a w pleasure. USt they
aye %A7,4-|5 "91A geLaon- Ihey mink
70 9S%t ne oUf q Kay EhaFe' Gut III lake
s'-.-e'ery ouncS'
Aila 20 s'on as ne nAe ieto tae IRE tbs
outlaws GIs" cioSef tosetAer ana Bob
sai9:
owed better shoot him tonight as he
sl9sps, Ae'8 boaEd to trouble az"
"No-wais," replied one of the others.
We've got q long pail before us, with