I was on this Range long before Reade was out of school."
"And he doesn't object to your staying here," remarked Hazelton
calmly.
"That's good of him, I'm sure," snapped Gage. "I've no objection
to his staying here, either. Fact is, I'm going to encourage both
of you to stay here."
"Encourage us?" grinned Harry.
"Well, then, I'm going to make you stay here, if you like that word
any better."
"That will be more difficult," suggested Hazelton.
"First of all, we're going to tote your assay outfit over to our
camp. You won't be able to do much without that. Look around
a bit, Eb," added Dolph, turning to one of his companions. "Perhaps
you'd better get the furnace out first. Two of you can carry
it. I wish we had our other man back from Dugout. We need hands
here."
"Can't you use some of my muscle in helping you to loot our camp?"
suggested Hazelton, ironically. "I'm fairly strong, you know."
"Yes; I know you are. That's why we've tied you up," growled
Gage.
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