They were speechless for a moment and could not believe it; but the proof was complete, and they turned pale at the thought of the fate they had escaped.
Their gratitude was unbounded.

Taking the hand of Carson they begged him to name some reward he would accept, but the mountaineer shook his head.
"I am more than repaid in being able to help frustrate such a crime as was contemplated; I cannot think of accepting anything of the kind you name." The gentlemen, however, could not forget that under heaven, they owed their lives to Kit Carson.

The following spring a couple of splendid revolvers arrived at the mountaineer's ranche addressed to him.
Beautifully engraved on them were a few sentences expressive of the feelings of the donors and the special occasion which called forth the gift.
It is easy to understand how much more acceptable such an acknowledgement was to Kit Carson than any sum of money could have been.
Fox was lodged in jail, but though there was no doubt of his guilt in the minds of every one, yet the meditated crime was so difficult to establish that ultimately he was set free..