I thought I heard voices talkin' out thar later on, over beyond toward the window, but maybe I imagined it.

Darn this ol' head o' mine! It keeps whirlin' round every time I move, like it was all wheels." The engineer, his face white with determination, strode to the door.
Beyond doubt it was Biff Farnham whose voice Brown had recognized, commanding his men to fire; it was Farnham who had disappeared in the direction of the "Little Yankee" shaft-house.

What fresh deviltry was the desperate gambler engaged upon?
What other tragedy was impending out there in the black night?
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