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Updated: May 22, 2025
He had been working with Dave Terril over on the east side; they had found only a handful of stock there, and Sandy had left them to Dave, and in order to save time for the morrow had circled the valley and combed over the north end, under the Last Ridge cliffs. Just before dark he had made his discovery.
With Yellow Barbee had come John Carr, Longstreet and Helen, and two of the Desert Valley men, Chuck Evans and Dave Terril. They looked swiftly from Howard to the two men whom he had shot, then curiously at Howard again. 'Jim Courtot, Al? asked Carr, for Monte Devine's face was in shadow. Howard shook his head. 'No such luck, John, he said briefly. 'Just Monte Devine and Ed True.
'I tried the only way I knew to help save the mine for Helen. We'd do it yet if you weren't a pack of damned rabbits. He pushed by and laid his hand on the mane of the horse Dave Terril rode. 'Give me your horse, Dave, he said quietly. 'I'm on my way home. You'll find Barbee's down under the cliff. Dave Terril was quick to obey.
And he surmised with rising anger that recently Courtot had seen Sanchia and that again Courtot was Sanchia's right hand. Here was a little hollow; on two sides were steep banks. Along these banks lay four big steers, dead, a rifle bullet through each one. Already the buzzards were gathering. Dave Terril came upon him and found him bending over one of the big stiffening bodies.
'He's figgering on something hard, said Dave Terril. 'Might be about Jim Courtot. 'Or them tracks, suggested Sandy Weaver. 'The barefoot's and the gigantic wolf. 'Or, put in a chuckling voice from the shadows, 'a girl, huh? Having took a good look at old man Longstreet's girl, I wouldn't blame Al overmuch.
And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace. That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference. To them he gave in what detail he could his latest plans.
He had headed his cattle down to meet Dave Terril; he and Dave had swung in together and moved still further south to herd in with the boys coming up from that direction; and being within striking distance of the ranch-house, Sandy had ridden there alone. 'I wasn't sure but you might be there, Al, he explained. 'And I wanted to tell you what I saw.
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