"There's fifteen hundred of my money goes to somebody for all this," said he. "Who gets it, Matt?"
"Divide it up between all of us," answered the boy generously. "The Uncle Tommers need it."
A shout of delight went up from the actor contingent.
"You can leave Josh in the division," said Legree, "but cut me out of it. I'm working for Uncle Sam."
Just at that moment the Chinaman stepped to the door and announced dinner.
"We'll talk all this over while we eat," said Nugent. "Come on, everybody."
Motor Matt and Carl, having lost more time in Fairview than they could well afford, started for Albuquerque early in the afternoon.
Eliza, Topsy, and Uncle Tom, now well supplied with money, were to proceed to Denver by train.
The secret service man and Josh were to remain in Fairview for a few days with their prisoners, and then to take them to Denver for trial.