“Whew! look at the greenbacks!” cried one.

“And gold!” shouted another.

“He must have robbed a bank!”

“There’ll be a big reward offered for this chap.”

“He’s a more desperate character than we thought.”

“A regular jail-bird!”

“There’s blood on some of these bills!”

“He ought to be tied.”

This last sentiment met with such general approval that some one produced a bit of rope, and in another moment poor Rod’s hands were securely bound together behind him.