Here, after five years of vain effort, here, after
five years of depredations which had almost threatened the cattle
industry in the district with complete crippling, here was a man who
could lead them to the raiders' hiding-place, could show them how the
hanging they all so cordially desired could be brought about. It was
stupendous. It was--yes, it was miraculous.
His first impulse had been to give way to the excitement which stirred
him, but he restrained himself.
"Ten thousand dollars will be paid by me to the man, or his nominee,
privately, if his information leads to the hanging of this gang. Say,
boy, we ain't goin' to split hairs or play any low games on this lay
out. I'm a rich man, an' ten thousand dollars ain't a circumstance so
we break up this gang. If we only get one of 'em or part of 'em, the
man who shows me their hiding-place, and leads me to it, that man--or
his wife--gets my ten thousand dollars. You can have it in writing.
But my word goes any old time. Now you can get busy and hand me the
proposition.
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