"Name them, then."
"Give me, in funds, the amount that was taken from the express train that day."
"Good heavens! it is more than I have got at my command on short notice like this. I could not do it if my life depended on it."
"Your life does depend on it."
"I must have time."
"You have just time to produce it, no more."
There was a steely glitter in Deadwood Dick's eyes.
This ex-outlaw quailed before him, and Dick saw that he would yield to the demand.
"I must speak to my cashier," he said.
"Not necessary," said Dick.