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Morgan�察─�his lips framed without making a sound。 

     Bannister nodded。 

     ;Been tanking up all day�察─�Mac added。 ;Otherwise his tongue would 

not be shooting off so reckless。; 

     A silence had fallen over the assembly save for the braggarts at the bar。 

Men   looked   at   each   other�察  �and   then   furtively   at   Bannister。   For   Morgan�察�

ignorant of who was sitting quietly with his back to him at the faro´table�察�

was venting his hate of Bannister and McWilliams。 

     ;Both in the same boat。 Did y'u see how Mac ran to help him to´day�拭�

Both waddies。 Both rustlers。 Both train robbers。 Sho� �I got through putting 



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a padlock on me mouth。 Man to man�察�I'm as good as either of themdamn 

sight better。 I wisht they was here�察�one or both�察�I wisht they would step up 

here   and   fight   it   out。   Bannister's   a   false   alarm�察  �and   that   foreman   of   the 

Lazy D; His tongue stumbled over a blur of vilification that ended with a 

foul mention of Miss Messiter。 

     Instantly  two   chairs   crashed   to   the   floor。 Two   pair   of   gray   eyes   met 

quietly。 

     ;My quarrel�察�Bann�察─�said Jim�察�in a low�察�even voice。 

     The other nodded。 ;I'll see y'u have a clear field。; 

     The man who was with Morgan suddenly whispered in his ear�察�and the 

latter slewed his head in startled fear。 Almost instantly a bullet clipped past 

McWilliams's        shoulder。     Morgan     had    fired   without     waiting    for   the 

challenge   he   felt   sure   was   at   hand。   Oncetwice   the   foreman's   revolver 

made     answer。    Morgan      staggered�察   �slipped   down     to  the  floor�察  �a  bullet 

crashing through the chandelier as he fell。 For a moment his body jerked。 

Then he rolled over and lay still。 

     The    foreman's     weapon      covered     him   unwaveringly�察      �but   no   more 

steadily than Bannister's gaze the man who had come in with him who lay 

lifeless on the floor。 The man looked at the lifeless thing�察�shuddered�察�and 

backed out of the saloon。 

     ;I call y'u all to witness that my friend killed him in self´defense�察─�said 

Bannister evenly。 ;Y'u   all saw him fire  first。 Mac  did not   even have his 

gun out。; 

     ;That's    right�察─ �agreed    one�察  �and   another    added�此    �He   got   what   was 

coming to him。; 

     ;He sure did�察─�was the barkeeper's indorsement。 ;He came in hunting 

trouble�察�but I reckon he didn't want to be accommodated so prompt。; 

     ;Y'u'll find us at the Gimlet Butte House if we're wanted for this�察─�said 

Bannister。 ;We'll be there till morning。; 

     But   once   out   of   the   gambling´house   McWilliams   drew   his   friend   to 

one side。 ;Do y'u know who that was I killed�拭─�

     ;Judd Morgan�察�foreman before y'u at the Lazy D。; 

     ;Yes�察�but what else�拭─�

     ;What do y'u mean�拭─�



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     ;I   mean   that   next   to   your   cousin   Judd   was   leader   of   that   Shoshone´ 

Teton bunch。; 

     ;How do y'u know�拭─�

     ;I suspected it a long time�察�but I knew for sure the day that your cousin 

held up the ranch。 The man that was in charge of the crowd outside was 

Morgan。 I could swear to it。 I knew him soon as I clapped eyes to him�察�but 

I was awful careful to forget to tell him I recognized him。; 

     ;That means we are in more serious trouble than I had supposed。; 

     ;Y'u bet it does。 We're in a hell of a hole�察�figure it out any way y'u like。 

Instead of having shot up a casual idiot�察�I've killed Ned Bannister's right´ 

hand man。 That will be the excuseshooting Morgan。 But the real trouble 

is that I won the championship belt from your cousin。 He already hated y'u 

like poison�察�and he don't love me any too hard。 He will have us arrested by 

his    sheriff  here。   Catch    the   point。   Y'U'RE     NED     BANNISTER�察         �THE 

OUTLAW�察�AND I'M HIS RIGHT´BOWER。 That's the play he's going to 

make�察�and he's going to make it right soon。; 

     ;I don't care if he does。 We'll fight him on his own ground。 We'll prove 

that he's the miscreant and not us。; 

     ;Prove nothing�察─�snarled McWilliams。 ;Do y'u reckon he'll give us a 

chance to prove a thing�拭�Not on your life。 He'll have us jailed first thing�察�

then he'll stir up a sentiment against us�察�and before morning there will be a 

lynchingbee�察  �and   y'u   and   I   will   wear   the   neckties。   How   do   y'u   like   the 

looks of it�拭─�

     ;But y'u have a lot of friends。 They won't stand for anything like that。; 

     ;Not if they had time to stop it。 Trouble is�察�fellow's friends think awful 

slow。 They'll arrive in time to cut us down and be the mourners。 No�察�sir� �

It's   a   hike   for   Jimmie   Mac   on   the   back   of   the   first   bronc   he   can   slap   a 

saddle on。; 

     Bannister frowned。 ;I don't like to run before the scurvy scoundrels。; 

     ;Do y'u suppose I'm enjoying it�拭�Not to any extent�察�I allow。 But that 

sweet relative of yours holds every ace in the deck�察�and he'll play them�察�

too。 He owns the law in this man's town�察�and he owns the lawless。 But the 

best card he holds is that he can get a thousand of the best people here to 

join   him   in   hanging   the   'king'   of   the   Shoshone   outlaws。    Explanations 



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nothing�   �Y'u   rode   under   the   name      of   Bannister�察  �didn't   y'u�拭 �He's  Jack 

Holloway。; 

     ;It does make a strong combination�察─�admitted the sheepman。 

     ;Strong� �It's invincible。 I can see him playing it�察�laughing up his sleeve 

all the time at the honest fools he is working。 No�察�sir� �I draw out of a game 

like that。 Y'u don't get a run for your money。; 

     ;Of course he knows already what has happened�察─�mused Bannister。 

     ;Sure   he   knows。  That   fellow   with   Morgan   made   a   bee´line   for   him。 

Just about now he's routing the sheriff out of his bed。 We got no time to 

lose。   Thing    is�察  �to  burn   the   wind   out   of   this   town   while   we   have   the 

chance。; 

     ;I   see。  It   won't   help us   any  to   be spilling   lead   into   a  sheriff's   posse。 

That would ce'tainly put us in the wrong。; 

     ;Now   y'u're   shouting。   If   we're   honest   men   why   don't   we   surrender 

peaceable�拭�That's the play the 'king' is going to make in this town。 Now if 

we should spoil a posse and bump off one or two of them�察�we couldn't pile 

up evidence enough to get a jury to acquit。 No�察�sir� �We can't surrender and 

we can't fight。 Consequence is�察�we got to roll our tails immediate。; 

     ;We have an appointment with Miss Messiter and Nora for to´morrow 

morning。 We'll have to leave word we can't keep it。; 

     ;Sure。   Denver   and   Missou   are   playing   the   wheel   down   at   the   Silver 

Dollar。 I reckon we better make those boys jump and run errands for us 

while we lie low。 I'll drop in casual and give them the word。 Meet y'u here 

in ten minutes。 Whatever y'u do�察�keep that mask on your face。; 

     ;Better   meet   farther   from   the   scene   of   trouble。   Suppose   we   say   the 

north gate of the grand stand�拭─�

     ;Good enough。 So´long。; 

     The first faint streaks of day were beginning to show on the horizon 

when Bannister reached the grand stand。 He knew that inside of another 

half´hour the little frontier town would be blinking in the early  morning 

sunlight   that   falls   so   brilliantly   through   the   limpid   atmosphere。   If   they 

were going to leave without fighting their way out there was no time to 

lose。 

     Ten minutes slowly ticked away。 



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