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For so below theht They rode the rest of the way in silence, each of them too bitter for speech When they reached the house, she swung from the saddle and he kept his seat, for both of them considered her supper invitation and his acceptance cancelled

He bowed ironically and turned to leave

"Just a ot a piece of news that willout to the porch and fired his bolt

"The First National Bank at Noches was held up two hours ago, and the robbers got aith their loot after shooting three or four ot it over the phone, of course"

"Yep Sliht thistheir trail They lost the fellows in the hills Four of 'em, Slim says, and he thinks they're headed this way"

"What ures they are Bear Creek nized It was that fellow Keller"

"Keller!" Phyllis and Healy cried the word together

Cuffs nodded "Slim says he can swear to his hawss, and he's pluanize a posse and nail theures we'll have time to do it if we jump Noches is fifty-five miles from here, and about forty from the Pass

"With their bronchs loaded they can't ives us most three hours to reach the Pass and stop them What think, Brill? Can weto let Mr Rustler Keller slip through ain!" Healy cried triumphantly

"I don't believe it was Bear Creek men at all I'm sure it wasn't Mr Keller," Phyllis cried, with a face like parchht of vindictive triumph in Healy's face "We'll show you about that, Miss Missouri Get the boys together, Cuffs Call up Purdy and Jim Budd and Tom Dixon on the phone Rustle up as many of the boys as you can Start 'eht up there now Probably I can't stop them, but I may make out who they are Notify Buck Weaver, so he can head theet a "