"We'll give the precious pair a lesson they won't forget right away."
The suggestion met with noisy approval and quickly a score or more of the posse dashed off to find the merchant and the stuff necessary for the torture while the others set about erecting a tripod for the kettle and gathering firewood.
Consollas' plot had proved a boomerang.
Chapter IV.
YOUNG ROZIER MAKES A STARTLING DISCOVERY.
As the members of the posse who had been sent back to the Springs neared the village the clouds of dust kicked up by their horses were seen.