6 A.M.
`` Who did that ? '' `` A benevolent , silver-haired old Texan pirate by the name of Dextry . He 's one half owner in the Midas and the other half mountain-lion ; as peaceable , you 'd imagine , as a benediction , but with the temperament of a Geronimo . I sent Galloway out to relocate the claim , and he got his notices up in the night when they were asleep , but at 6 A.M. he came flying back to my room and nearly hammered the door down . I 've seen fright in varied forms and phases , but he had them all , with some added starters . '' ` Hide me out , quick ! ' he panted . ''