That's my business." "You simply demand our surrender, as I understand it ?" "You've guessed it the first time," replied Vesey, with a nod of his head.
"What terms do you offer ?" "You'll be treated as prisoners of war; but," added the rustler, "it is hardly right to say that.

It's Inman's idea to hold you as hostages for the right treatment of any of our boys that may fall into the hands of the stockmen." "That is quite different.

Let me ask, Duke, whether this treatment is guaranteed to all of our folks ?" "I wish I could say it was, Dick, but I can't; Inman makes two exceptions--Capt.

Asbury and Mont Sterry.

That Sterry showed himself so much of a man and was so square toward me when I was caught that I would do anything I could for him.