Upton Sinclair

“ Did you look in his side-pockets, Jake?"
"Not yet," said Jake.
"Look sharp!" cried the marshal; and every one craned forward eagerly, while Predovich stooped down on one knee, and put his hand into one coat pocket and then into the other.
He took his hand out again, and the look of dismay upon his face was so obvious that Hal could hardly keep from laughing. "It ain't dere!" he declared.
"What?" cried Cotton, and they stared at each other. "By God, he's got rid of it!"
"There's no money on me, boys!" proclaimed Hal. "It's a job they are trying to put over on us." ”

“ Would they wait until morning, or would they come soon? He was inclined to the latter guess, so he was only slightly startled when, an hour or two later, he heard the knob of the cabin-door turned. A moment later came a crash and the door was burst open, with the shoulder of a heavy man behind it. ”