Lesurge, from entirely different motives, was also worried. Everything else was going well. Stark’s influence in Deadwood was growing, and he had the man in his pocket. Hickok, whom he feared, was disposed of, and his slayer—having been acquitted by a miners’ court—had left the district, to pay the penalty for his crime later, after a trial before a regular tribunal. All was now ready for the final coup—the seizure of Ducane’s mine, the wealth from which would enable him to gratify his grasping ambition. But for this he needed Green, who—as he believed—alone knew the location, and he coveted the gold stolen from the stage. So, as day succeeded day, and there was no sign of the puncher, Paul’s usually placid forehead grew more furrowed. Once, as they were finishing the evening meal, he jocularly referred to the difficulty he was facing: “Forgetfulness must be catching, Phil, and you seem to have infected Miss Mary.” “Memories is queer things, Paul,”
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