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"Roy, I've got two girls--sisters," replied Dale

The man Roy whistled softly under his breath Then another lean, rangy form strode out of the darkness, and was ?" queried Dale

"At Snowdrop, drinkin' an' quarrelin' Reckon they'll leave there about daybreak," replied Roy

"How long have you been here?"

"Mebbe a couple of hours"

"Any horse go by?"

"No"

"Roy, a strange rider passed us before dark He was hittin' the road An' he's got by here before you came"

"I don't like thet news," replied Roy, tersely "Let's rustle With girls on hossback you'll need all the start you can get Hey, John?"

"Snake Anson shore can foller hoss tracks," replied the third man

"Milt, say the word," went on Roy, as he looked up at the stars "Daylight not far away Here's the forks of the road, an' your hosses, an' our outfit You can be in the pines by sunup"