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Jim Wilson's quiet for s a couple of steps forward, held it out butt first She stretched eagerly for it and he jerked it away

"Hold on there!" yelled Riggs, in alarm

"Damme, Jim, if she didn't mean bizness!" exclaimed the outlaw

"Wal, now--see heah, Miss Would you bore hiun?" inquired Wilson, with curious interest There was more of respect in his demeanor than admiration

"No I don't want his cowardly blood on irl "But I'd un?"

She nodded her anshile her eyes flashed hate and her resolute lips twitched

Then Wilson un was pitched butt first to within a foot of her hand She snatched it up, cocked it, aimed it, all before Anson could un, you little devil!"

Riggs turned ghastly as the big blue gun lined on him He also yelled, but that yell was different froun boomed and leaped almost out of her hand She took both hands, and called derisively as she fired again The second bullet hit at Riggs's feet, scattering the dust and fragments of stone all over him He bounded here--there--then darted for the rocks A third tis, for he let out a hoarse bawl and leaped sheer for the protection of a rock

"Plug hi, as Riggs got out of sight

Jim Wilson watched the whole performance with the sairl Then, as Riggs disappeared, Wilson stepped forward and took the gun fro hands She hiter than ever, but still resolute and defiant Wilson took a glance over in the direction Riggs had hidden and then proceeded to reload the gun Snake Anson's roar of laughter ceased rather suddenly

"Hyar, Jiun," he protested

"I reckon she 'ain't nothin' ag'in' us," replied Wilson

"A-huh! You know a lot about wiood Jim, what 'n earth would you have did if thet 'd been you instead of Riggs?"

The query see Wilson pondered