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"Where is this Hole in the Wall, and how do you get there?"
"You are bound to go there? I would advise you not to."
"We must go. A young lady belonging to our party has been captured and
taken there. We did not know there were any Indians there, but only
white outlaws."
"That is different. I suppose you must go. But why don't you wait and go
in with the troops? The Hole in the Wall is the rendezvous for all the
white outlaws in this part of the country, and they are believed to be
in league with the Indians, and will use the uprising of the Indians as
a cover under which to run off all the stock in the country."
"There is no use of our waiting for the troops when the young lady is in
there, we don't know under what indignities. The troops put off
attacking the Indians as long as they can for the sake of policy. We are
all deputy United States marshals, and we get quicker action. Tell us
where the Hole in the Wall is, and we will go in and get our own. The
troops can do what they please later.
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