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Silent and Kilduff were still struggling with Haines in the distance. Rhinehart dropped his head to listen at her breast for the heartbeat. "She's dead!" cried Jordan. "You're a fool," said Buck calmly. "She's jest fainted, an' when she comes to, she'll begin tellin' me what a wonderful man I am."
Bill Kilduff jumped between them and thrust them back. He cried, "Ain't we got enough trouble without roundin' up work at home? Terry Jordan is shot through the arm." Kate tugged at the restraining hand of Silent, not in an attempt to escape, but in order to get closer to Haines.
"Now tell us how you got away." "Afterwards," said Haines. "But first Kate." "What's your hurry to see her?" said Kilduff. Haines laughed exultantly. "You're jealous, Bill! Why, man, she sent for me! Sent Whistling Dan himself for me." "Maybe she did," said Kilduff, "but that ain't no partic'lar sign I'm jealous. Tell us about the row in Elkhead." "That's it," said Jordan. "We can't wait, Lee."
"Speakin' for myself, I don't hanker after his hoss like Bill Kilduff; or his girl, like Lee Haines; or his life, like the chief. All I want is a shot at that wolf-dog, that Black Bart!" "You look sort of het up, Hal." "He come near puttin' his teeth into my leg down at Morgan's place the day Barry cleaned up the chief." "Why, any dog is apt to take a snap at a feller." "This ain't a dog.
"I've given you a man's chance," said Silent, "an' now you'll have the chance of " The door at the side of the room jerked open and a revolver cracked. The lamp shivered to a thousand pieces in the hands of Bill Kilduff. All the room was reduced to a place of formless shadow, dimly lighted by the shaft of moonlight.
Kilduff has swore that Dan was bribed by Silent, that he went after Silent not for revenge, but to get some more money out of him, an' that the fight in the shanty up at Bald-eagle Creek was because Silent refused to give Dan any more money." "Then there ain't no hope," muttered Cumberland. "But oh, lad, it breaks my heart to think of Kate!
It was their business to open fire on the tops of the windows as the train drew to a stop. That would keep the passengers inside. The other four were distributed along the side nearest to the station-house. Shorty Rhinehart and Bill Kilduff were to see that no passengers broke out from the train and attempted a flank attack. Haines would attend to having the fire box of the engine flooded.
Jim Silent was examining the roan with a scowl, while Bill Kilduff and Hal Purvis approached Satan to look over his points. Purvis reached out towards the bridle when a murderous snarl at his feet made him jump back with a shout. He stood with his gun poised, facing Black Bart. "Who's got any money to bet this damn wolf lives more'n five seconds?" he said savagely. "I have," said Dan.
His tawny head rose. He stared haughtily around the circle of lowering faces. "By God," said Silent, white with passion, "I'm beginnin' to think you do hate me! Git down there an' take your place. You're first an' Daniels comes next. Kilduff, you c'n count!" He stalked to the end of the room. Haines lingered one moment.
"You're wrong as hell," said Silent, "a woman can shoot at a target, but it takes a cold nerve to shoot at a man an' this feller is yellow all through!" "Is he?" growled Bill Kilduff, "well, I'd hate to take him by surprise, so's he'd forget himself. He gets as much action out of a common six-gun as if it was a gatling. He was right about that last dollar, too. It was pure lead!"
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