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The Saga of Henry Plummer Book 1 by Sven Skaar (PH 3-1) (1959) (97 pages)
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Francisco, and the new prison! ceed toward Nee baie . J
warden was too busy diverting ordinary St ae aaa are full.
the state’s appropriations for pris-‘ miners. The mou A ee
oner maintenance into his own of them, you sae Het edd Hie
pockets to worry about jail breakse Les e a vee epee
Dolph, gr H
55 Feared Spot Trial it leaves only toe eae
What George and his kind did muletrain. en 1
capiure at the scene dozer: guards? t
= acne om on-the-spot trial! “Don't be dense man. coe
conducted by the outraged par on the element of See aL
ties -trials that usually ended eight six-shooters and four i
by hanging the guilty to the barreled alps, you’ could stop
nearest tree, or a wagontongue a dozen guards.
4 if trees were aot available. Dolph thought for a moment.
“Who was it wanted to see you? “For 80,000 I'll take the cence
asked Mexican Frank as RattleHe stopped again, then starte
, snake Dick came into the room. {o speak once more in his slow, .
Quickly Barter told his gang plodding manner. “But if, if.
about Plumer’s proposition to. aid ‘Sf what, Dolph? Spit it out,.
him in holding up the Nevada
City stage. If they agreed to do
it, he explained, it meant chang-;
ing their plans. for ’ the Trinity
Mountain: job. Instead of crossing the wildersess to the coast
with the loot as originally intended after that ob was done, they
must head east for Nevada County and remain in hinding there
until Plumer wes ready to strike.
“I’m for it,’ said George Skinman!” :
“Suppose you’n Cy ’n Romero
don’t show up with the mules?
George Skinner laughed. ‘‘Then
you’d get your neck stretched,
Big Dolph.”
‘“N you too, brother!”
Stops the Nonsense
“Stop this nonsense,” said’ Dick
Barter impatiently. “I know of
the prettiest mule corral less than
" 200 yards from where we now sit;
ner eagerly. “I know every backI also know a man willing to intrail from Weaverville to Nevada form Sheriff Boggs tomorrow.
City. My vote's for it!” morning that he saw a bunch of
Thought you would. After the’ mules taken south on the Placertwo jobs we should have about}
ville road. My friend, I won’t be
$120,000 to divide; not bad for a ten miles behind the stage driving
couple of weeks’ work!” .
you north.*“Enough to make us all res“That settles that’’George Skinpectable,” said Big Dolph. “We : ner pushed back his chair and
could buy ranches, get married
stood up. “Let's get doin’. The’
and attend church on Sundays ” Weaverville stage’ll be here in
Serious Discussion 7 ten minutes. Dolph, you board it
“Quit your horseplay. Let's disL here; Frank, you ride down to
' “Quit your horseplay. Let's dis Ophir and take it from there;
cuss this. We can't just kill the Carter and I’ll board it at Round
. guards and drive Wells Fargo. ‘Tent. Sign fake names and destin\ branded mules all the way from ations to the waypill, and rememBuckhorn Pass to Nevada City i ‘ber nobody knows nobody till we
we'd be caught at the first Yuba} meet at the north end of BuckRiver crossing; and 80,000 in dust. horn Pass Let’s go!”
is tod heavy to carry on our backs} “Good ea be A Ghor is 7
gure peek. trails. Have you charge till I jah you ae ee
9 i
. oie ce Bt eee os The long, dusty Stage ride up
here with me; We'll steal babran ne sweltering Sacramento Valded mules and join you at the. ley had seemed endless to George
hide-out in the ‘Trintty Mountains. ‘Skinner and _ his partners. But
immediately aiter the job. We'll they had endured, not even talk.
then transfer the gold ang pro. ing with each ether at such main
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