“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.