"I have not come in for flattery nor praise, but to make sure that you are secure. Let me feel of those handcuffs before I retire for the night. My men may not be here till morning."
"Here they are; feel to your satisfaction."
He did so.
"No getting out of them," he said. "You are as safely my prisoner as I was yours once to-day, if not more so, Deadwood Dick."
"You need not remind me of it," said Dick.
"Well, good-night. If the men come, I will call you up, for some deeds are more agreeable in the dark than in the daylight."
"Yes, I suppose so."
"I mean, if you should have the ill luck to draw a black."
"I understand you, I guess, captain. You will find me here when you want me. I may be a little hard to awaken, but shake me hard and you will bring me out of it."
"You will be awakened, never fear."