They
had found a cave in which they had been passably comfortable.
For food they had depended upon the fact that the commissary at
the Bright Hope Mine was easily burglarized, and that no very
strict account was kept of the miners' food. Thus the three
scoundrels had managed not only to hide themselves from the law's
officers, but to keep themselves comfortable as well.
"Now we can fix these youngsters, and slide back to our hiding
place during the excitement," Gage whispered to his two friends.
"This crowd is broke. If we fix the mine in earnest tonight
they won't be able to open it again. With the dynamite we brought
up from the Bright Hope on this sled we can fire a blast that
will starve and drive Reade and Hazelton away from the Indian
Smoke Range for good and all!"
CHAPTER XXII
DOLPH GAGE FIRES HIS SHOT
"Yes, if we don't blow ourselves to kingdom come in the effort,"
growled the man known as Josh.
"You're talking bosh!" grunted Dolph. "Why should we blow ourselves
up? Is this the first time we've used dynamite!"
"But there's such a lot of the stuff," grunted Josh.
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