Transcriber’s Note

Errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original. The following issues should be noted, along with the resolutions.

[7.14]tall [be-]beyond his yearsRemoved.
[68.20]“Good,[”] said the man.Added.
[90.8]he could scar[c]elyAdded.
[105.17]“Come out here,” said Leon. [“]I shall have
[147.8][mye fin/my fine] lad,Misplaced.
[149.13]with a pai[s/r] of jean breeches onReplaced.
[182.10][“]Supper was ready at last, Dawson arousedRemoved.
[206.9]ain[t]’t' a-going to stand stillRemoved.
[209.6]the commission to come to him[.]Added.
[214.25]and the other men don’t like it. [“]I’ll betRemoved.
[216.24]“You had better be get[t]ingAdded.
[275.15]“And did you let those men go back?[”]Added.
[299.25]so overjoyed that he could scar[c]ely speak.Added.
[312.2]Leon, who didn’t seem[ed] disposed to discussRemoved.
[313.12][“]Oh, how I wish Tom Howe knewAdded.
[340.1]“You[ /’]re' right, I do,” replied the manReplaced.
[350.3]The men all straighten[e]d upAdded.
[352.14]He want[ed] to see how badly hurt Dan wasAdded.
[370.4]he could put it where it would[ be] equally safe.Added.
[402.3]to hang him, why, of course[./,] he will knowReplaced.
[409.11]but [b/h]e couldn’t see eitherReplaced.
[412.15]we didn’t come out here to surrender[,]” said Mr. Knight.Added.
[416.19]while you have the chance[.]”Added.
[431.15]“Leon,[”] he exclaimed, “here’s one of them!”Added.
[431.23]“Yes, here it is. [“]Now, you get on yourRemoved.
[432.8]“I declare, there is that Sprague[,/.] Halt!Replaced.