“I believe it is. Why do you ask?”
“Wall, if you’ll excuse my jay-bird curiosity, I’d jes like to know how in thunder you ever located it.”
“That is our secret, my man,” replied the eastern millionaire briskly. “All you need to know, and this gentleman here, is that we have it legally located, isn’t it?”
“Beg your pardon,” remarked the sheriff. “No harm done?”
“Oh, none at all,” smiled Barr. “And now, I think we’ll go in and make the deal final.”
They entered the office with the clerk, Hank Higgins and Noggy Wilkes remaining outside.
As Barr and Reade passed into the office the former whispered to Hank Higgins.
“Now you and Wilkes do your duty. I don’t anticipate any interruption, but if there is any——”
The two western ruffians tapped the butts of their Colts knowingly.
“We’ll attend to that, guv’ner,” they assured him.