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Updated: June 24, 2025
But the Indian runner that brought the word from Lefever and Sawdy had made it clear to Kitchen the two were depending on Laramie to help them bottle Van Horn up. Laramie laid the news before Kate at the hospital. He called her from her father's room and they talked at the end of the corridor. She looked at him wistfully: "I don't want you to go, Jim," she whispered.
With Lefever making the old steps creak, ahead, and Pardaloe, with his long, soft, pigeon-toed tread close behind, the unwilling landlord was taken up the stairs, and the two men thoroughly searched the house. Lefever lowered his voice when the hunt began through the bedrooms few of which contained even a bed but he kept up a running fire of talk that gave Philippi no respite from anxiety.
A report reached McAlpin that Gale Morgan was making ready to return to Music Mountain with the remnant of Sandusky's gang, to make a demand on Duke for certain property and partnership adjustments. This rumor he telephoned to Jeffries. Before talking with de Spain, Jeffries went over the information with Lefever.
"Yet," said de Spain finally, "before morning we must be a long way from this particular spot, Nan. Lefever is down there I haven't the slightest doubt of that. Sassoon has posted men at the neck of the Gap that's the first thing he would do. And if John heard my rifle when I first shot, he would be for breaking in here, and his men, if they've come up, would bump into Sassoon's.
While the spirit ran high, rodeo riding began with the master artists of the range and the pink of American horsemanship in the saddle. In each succeeding contest the Sleepy Cat visitors headed by Sawdy and Lefever with big loose bunches of currency backed their favorites freely, and men that counted nothing of caution in their make-up took the other end of every exciting event.
Lefever hitched at his trousers cheerily and, stepping away from de Spain, took a position just behind the dealer. "What are you looking at me for?" demanded Logan insolently. De Spain raised his voice to match exactly the tone of the inquiry. "So I'll know you next time." Logan pushed back his chair. As he turned his legs from under the table to rise, a hand rested on his shoulder.
"It certainly is warm," observed Lefever, apropos of nothing at all. "Why don't you get out of the sun?" suggested de Spain shortly. Lefever made a face. "I am trying to keep away from that noise." "Hang it, John," blurted out de Spain peevishly, "what possessed you to send for me to do the shooting, anyway?"
If we haven't been seen coming in here by some of this Calabasas bunch, I miss my guess," declared Lefever cheerfully. The batten door behind the bar now began to open slowly and noiselessly. Lefever peered through it. "Come in, Pedro," he cried reassuringly, "come in, man. This is no officer, no revenue agent looking for your license.
But whatever they say against old Barb, the man ain't livin' that can say a word against his girl not while I'm in hearing. And I'll tell you, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I seen her this afternoon and she bound to ride in that procession behind Abe Hawk." "What do you mean?" asked Lefever. "I mean riding to the graveyard," insisted Carpy.
They did not see Lefever and his companion as the two came in through the rear lobby door. But Lefever, on catching sight of them, welcomed his opportunity. Walking directly forward, he laid his hand on Satt Morgan's shoulder. As the cattleman turned, Lefever, genially grasping his hand, introduced de Spain to each of the party in turn.
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