The Daughter of Anderson Crow by George Barr McCutcheon
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"But there are ladies here, my good man; you won't subject them to such
treatment!" "You're all of a kind--we're going to take the whole bunch!" "What do you think will happen to you if you are mistaken in your man?" "We're not mistaken, dang ye!" "He could sue you for every dollar you possess. I know, for I'm a lawyer!" "Now, I'm sure you're in the job with him. I s'pose you'll try to work in the insanity dodge! It's a nest of thieves and robbers! Say, I'll give you five minutes to surrender; if you don't, we'll set fire to the derned shanty!" "Look here, boys," said Jack Barnes suddenly, "I've done nothing and am not afraid to be arrested. I'm going to give myself up." Of course there was a storm of protest and a flow of tears, but the culprit was firm. "Tell the old fossil that if he'll guarantee safety to me I'll give up!" Anderson was almost too quick in promising protection. "Ask him if he will surrender and make a confession to me--I am Anderson Crow, sir!" was the marshal's tactful suggestion. "He'll do both, Mr. Crow!" replied Crosby. "We've got to take the whole bunch of you, young man. You're all guilty |
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