"Ran away."
"Good!"
"Oh, I didn't want him."
"I don't refer to that."
"What then do you mean?"
"All the money I got out of the Husking Valley Bank is in the saddle bag, and he will run straight to the gang, his empty saddle will warn them to fly, and they'll get the money."
"Confound it!"
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"
It was a derisive, mocking laugh.
Jesse was delighted because the inventor had not gained all.