"All the same, I will retain the key," assured the Red Rover.
"And what kind of a fair show do you intend to give me?" again demanded the prisoner.
"What kind of a show do you want?"
"Just a chance for my life, that is all."
"You picked off two or three of our men, though," one complained.
"And you killed about as many of ours, so that account ought to stand squared," argued Bristol.
"Well, call it square," rejoined Captain Joaquin. "I said I would give you a show, and I will. How would you like to become one of us?"
[CHAPTER IV.]
REJECTING A PROPOSAL.