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Pearce?"

"I'd say yes in a minute if I'd not have to take a hand in thet

job," replied Pearce, with a hard laugh "Gulden won't be so easy to

kill He'll pack a gunful of lead I'll ga of us

cornered him in this cabin he'd do for most of us before we killed

him"

"Gul sleep alone, no one knohere," said Handy Oliver "An' he

can't be surprised Red's correct Hoe goin' to kill hients will listen you'll find out," rejoined Jesse S Cleve He can do it Sure Gulden never was

afraid of any man But somethin' about Cleve bluffed him I don't

knohat Send Cleve out after Gulden He'll call hiun!Take randest idea you ever had," said Kells, softly

His eyes shone The old power came back to his face "I split on

Gulden With hioin' to make thet Jim Cleve's second job?" inquired

Pearce, curiously

"I am," replied Kells, with his jaw corded and stiff "If he pulls

thet off you'll never hear a yap fro as I live An' I'll

eat out of Cleve's hand"