And so it was that Doctor Dick went out with the ransom for Celeste Seldon, with Harding proud at holding the reins over the picked team that would take her back to Last Chance.
"Well, Doctor Dick, what do you think of our chances?" asked Harding, when the coach had turned out of the valley and was fairly started upon the trail to the meeting with the masked road-agent chief.
"How do you mean our chances, Harding?"
"To get the young lady?"
"You were the one to make the terms."
"True, and I fear treachery."
"What chance is there for it?"
"We have the money."
"Yes."
"We are but two."