I went to the master of transportation and found no difficulty in obtaining my leave, and then I saw Tod and told him I was at his service.

We then procured a team, guns, fishing-tackle and provisions, not forgetting a good supply of smoking and drinking articles, and the next day started off in the direction of Grand Junction.

Before we started, Duncan told me about getting into a scrape over a game of cards at Leadville, and that he had shot two gamblers and was keeping out of the way until the excitement over the affair had died out." "Duncan has raised one man, I see," laughed Manning.

"When I heard this story first, he had only killed one gambler in his fight over the cards." "Well, I am telling you what Duncan told me," answered King.
"That's all right," said Manning quietly, "but suppose you go ahead and tell us what he told you about robbing the Geneva bank." The cool assurance of the detective, and the easy assumption with which he stated his conclusions, so disconcerted King, that he was speechless for a few moments.

Recovering himself quickly, however, he answered doggedly: "Well, I intended to tell you the whole story, and I was simply telling it in my own way." "Go on, Mr.King," said Manning, "all I want is the truth, but the card story won't do." "I guess it won't do me any good to tell you anything else but the truth," rejoined King.