panied them

she whispered, twittering with excitement. "

so," said Lafe,

e girls wil

eremonies. He took Moffatt's two guns, examined them thoroughly and removed the cart

dled," he announced. "So one o

ts me," s

able placed accurately half-way between. On the table were two six-shooters,

rty said crisply.

the table with one movement. It crashed against Moffatt's chest and his hands fa

eked, sinking to the floor

the death he had meted out to others. Johnson

said. "Get

me twice. I'm do

't even hit. Just scorched, Mof

gazed stupidly at the two. He a

or Moffatt was always a dangerous man, and most dangerous whe

e," Johnson said, following t

ranch already. She's yours.

t. Some time afterward he killed a Mexican vaq

en Grace Hawes swept into the yar

ed. "What's the meaning of it, L

o to the ranch

through with me

t it that way, Grace

s. You're a villain-that's what you a

ciable with ladies," said

then you go to leave me. You leave me here to be laughed at. You ... here, w

a job from Floyd and assured Johnson of one, also. Both planned to eschew the frivolities of

grinne

ighting, some way I begun to think of my li'l' sister. You knew my si

said Jim, in

rved a man like that. It was all off then. If Kitty tried a game l

both," Jim s

L headquarters, one whistling,