How much help is wanted ?" "I want one man taken from a party, alive, when he gets beyond civilized help, so that I can see him tortured.

I want him to die by inches." "How large is his party, and where are they now ?" "The party numbers between twenty and thirty; they are in camp in the edge of Laramie, and will start for the Black Hills in a few days." "If all the party are wiped out but the one you want, will it matter to you ?" "No; they are his friends, and as such I hate them!" "All right.

Get me a list of their numbers and names, how armed, what animals and stores they have, every fact, so I can be ready.

They will never get more than half way to the Hills, and the one you want shall be delivered, bound into your hands.

All this, and more, will I do for her who sent you here!" "You love her ?" "She loves me! I'm not one to waste much breath on talking love.