At one o'clock West Dempster lay dark and silent before them. As they crossed a bridge into the town Hood began to move cautiously. "Remember that we give up without a struggle: there's too much at stake to risk a bullet now, and these country lumpkins shoot first, and hand you their cards afterward." He dived into an alley, and emerged midway of a block where a number of barrels under a shed awning advertised a grocery. "Admirable!" whispered Hood, throwing his arms about his comrades. "We will now arouse thewatch."
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At one o'clock West Dempster lay dark and silent before them. As they crossed a bridge into the town Hood began to move cautiously. "Remember that we give up without a struggle: there's too much at stake to risk a bullet now, and these country lumpkins shoot first, and hand you their cards afterward." He dived into an alley, and emerged midway of a block where a number of barrels under a shed awning advertised a grocery. "Admirable!" whispered Hood, throwing his arms about his comrades. "We will now arouse thewatch."
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