Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26

have your outfit ready. All you'll have
to do Is to take your guns and stay
out till you get my word at Rapid
City a week from today"
But Dinsdale grew more defiant, and
sullenly insisted:
IT amt afraid of Jim Omaha. He
either doesn't know me, or else he
does. If he does know newell. he
isn't called the bloodhound for moth
ing; and / might as well have 1t out
into Montana
II was looking further ahead than
that" said the gambler. IF he comes
and goes, and the coast remains clear,
you can return and sit into game
that'll make your everlasting pile. It'll
make the Ogalala job look like two
bit limit game. It'll be as quick as it
is big"
With scowling brows Dinsdale de-
clared:
81 don't know anything about the
Ogalala job. Let Omaha come and
try to nail 1t on me. He'll have his
hands full to make 1t stick. Nothing
at all to hook me up to that business"
San Juan Joe smiled cynically and
softly reminded him:
Nothing at all except the talk about
you being the 'greenback man. But
undoubtedly you could explain when
and where you got hold of so much
paper money-new money, at that"
Dinsdale's face heightened; then
grew ugly, as he muttered:
It'll be up to him and the Union
Pacific to show down, not me. Maybe
1 won 1t at gambling"
"All right, Dinsdale. I've done my
best for you, but man must play his
own hand. saw trouble where no
trouble exists, undoubtedly. And was
selfish; I confess It, But l did want
you to join me in little matter, little
work and big results. A bit Of bust
ness where you couldn't lose if you had
nerve. And I'll gamble you've got
mountains of nerve"
Dinsdale chewed his under lip re-
fiectively, and in a milder tone said:
'I've got nerve, all right. Amt
Boosting for me to say that. About all
1 have got" and he laughed shortly.
'But look at it my way: want a
squint at Jim Omaha. If he's on my
trail l want to know him by sight.
A man doesn't have to scoot from
these hills just because some one is
after him."
San Juan gazed at the determined
face admirably.
Eyes, Dinsdale, you're outfitted with
nerve I'm no tenderfoot, but when it
comes to Jim Omaha and he has reason
to think he wants me-excuse mel
Better men than / have run away
from him or tried to, and they've told
me about him-some of them have
Others have just dropped out of sight
and they didn't go into hiding. Then
this prospecting trip with Pyrites is
off, eh?"
81 won't say it's off," was the slow
response. Maybe after this euss blows
in and I have had chance to size him
up, so l can know him on sight the
next time we meet, I'll go away with
Pyrites for a bit. Maybe then I'd be
keen to come back and dip into the big
game you're raving about"
'Tm afraid Pyrites won't wait. He's
crazy on the one subject-prospect-
ing. If you don't stake him, and /
don't, he'll get some one else to. If
he can't get a stake he'll go without
one. He starts tomorrow morning,
stake or no stake. Then again, there
wouldn't be any point in your going
with him except as you did SO to
dodge Omaha"
Don't agree with that last" stub
bornly retorted Dinsdale. "All l want
is one peek at Omaha. just look so
I'll know him and not be thinking
that every stranger may be him. II