Jesse James' Desperate Game; Or, The Robbery of the Ste. Genevieve BankWard, William (Author at Arthur Westbrook Co. (Cleveland, Ohio))
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Jesse James' Desperate Game; Or, The Robbery of the Ste. Genevieve Bank
Ward, William (Author at Arthur Westbrook Co. (Cleveland, Ohio))
James, Jesse, 1847-1882 -- Fiction; Western stories
"It won't be long before Dillaby and his men run into these other
man-hunters and when they do, it won't take even them long to come to
the conclusion that we're the men they want.
"For concocting theories, you can't beat a detective. It's when they
try to reconcile them with facts that they get balled up. But in this
case, they won't have much trouble.
"Saddle up while I gather our duds together."
This sudden change of front in their leader recalled to his pals his
recent observation about running away under fire, but they knew him
too well to taunt him with it. His bravery and recklessness needed no
proof; they had witnessed both too many times and they realized fully
the desperateness of their situation.
With the rapidity that characterized all the movements of the notorious
band when once they were in action, the horses were made ready and as
Clell and Cole led them to the tent, Jesse emerged with their saddle
bags which were hurriedly adjusted.
Fortunately for the bandits, their neighbors were engaged in eating
their dinners and no inquisitive eyes spied on their departure.
"Into the woods!" commanded the world-famous desperado as his chums
mounted.
Thanking their leader's foresight for pitching their tent on the edge
of the grove, they obeyed and soon were out of sight of the camp ground.
"Whereaway?" asked the eldest of the Younger brothers as Jesse now and
then changed the direction of their course, indicating that he had a
definite objective point in view.
"To see Sue, of course, and find out why she came here."
"But Cole didn't follow her. How do you know where to look?" asked
Clell.
"We've only got one family who are 'true blue' here, the Priors,"
returned his leader, "and I'm going to see them. If she isn't there or
they can't locate her, I shan't try.
"I didn't want to go near 'em while we were at the Springs: 'What
people don't know won't hurt 'em.' But Sue's coming makes a difference."
And it didn't take long for the outlaws to learn that the arrival of
the sister of the notorious Jesse did, indeed, make a vast difference!
When the altercation between Dillaby and the supposed miner had reached
the point where the latter sent for the constables, the rest of the
Pinkertons, who had been trailing behind their superintendent, scurried
in all directions, some to reach the chief of police in time to make
themselves known and get him to countermand the order, others to report
the failure, with its unforeseen result, to the banker.
Upon young Rozier's intercession, however, the former dropped the idea
of calling on the head of the police department though they continued
to the heart of the village.
As they were walking about, looking at the people and the stores, one
of them suddenly espied the two men trailing Susie.
"There's Jones and Higgins," he gasped in surprise. "What are they
doing here?"
No satisfactory answer occurring to any of them, they decided to speak
to their fellow sleuths.
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