the cruel, murderous expression dwelt on his face, as he exclaimed:

"Lie still, damn you, lie still. If you attempt to create an alarm, I'll
fill you so full of lead that some tenderfoot will locate you for a
mineral claim. D'ye understand?"

After this facetious threat he paid no further attention to the
messenger.

Emptying his valise of its contents of underclothing and linen, he
stuffed it full of the packages of currency which the safe contained.

One package, containing $30,000, from the Continental Bank of St. Louis,
was consigned to the American National Bank of Kansas City. Another
large package held $12,000, from the Merchants National Bank of St.
Louis for the Merchants Bank of Forth Smith, Arkansas, and various other
packages, amounting altogether to $53,000.

With wonderful sang froid, Cummings stuffed this valuable booty in his
valise, and then proceeded to open the bags containing coin. His keen
knife-blade ripped bag after bag, but finding it all silver, he
desisted, and turning to Fotheringham, demanded:

"Any gold aboard?"

Fotheringham shook his head in reply.

"Does that mean there is none, or you don't know?"

Again the messenger shook his head.