CHAPTER XVII

BROUGHT TO BAY For a moment there was pandemonium inside the cavern, all the outlaws yelling at once. A hoarse voice commanded silence. “It’s them double-crossers, Al and Jed,” the owner of the voice declared. “They seen a chance to cop the whole shootin’ match and make off with it. But maybe they haven’t got very far. Let’s scatter and hunt them up.” There was a yell of assent and the crowd came rushing out of the cave pell-mell. Came to find themselves in the arms of a cluster of keen-eyed, hard-muscled men who w…