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"I chased her an' when I got her, seein' it wasn't Nell Rayner--why--I kept her, anyhow," replied Riggs "An' I've got a word for your ear alone"

"Man, you're crazy--queerin' gs, this girl-stealin' can't be done twice Was you drinkin' or locoed or what?"

"Beasley, he was giving you the double-cross," cut in Bo Rayner's cool voice

The rancher stared speechlessly at her, then at Anson, then at Wilson, and last at Riggs, when his brown visage shaded dark with rush of purple blood With one lunge he knocked Riggs flat, then stood over hiun

"You white-livered card-sharp! I've a notion to bore you They told me you had a deal of your own, an' now I believe it"

"Yes--I had," replied Riggs, cautiously getting up He was ghastly "But I wasn't double-crossin' you Your deal was to get the girl away from home so you could take possession of her property An' I wanted her"

"What for did you fetch the sister, then?" de

"Because I've a plan to--"

"Plan hell! You've spoiled h of you" Beasley breathed hard; his lowering gaze boded an uncertain will toward the

"Beasley, tell theo home," said Bo Rayner

Slowly Beasley turned Her words enjoined a silence What to do with her now appeared a problem

"I had nothin' to do with fetchin' you here an' I'll have nothin' to do with sendin' you back or whatever's done with you," declared Beasley

Then the girl's face flashed white again and her eyes changed to fire

"You're as big a liar as Riggs," she cried, passionately "And you're a thief, a bully who picks on defenseless girls Oh, we know your game! Milt Dale heard your plot with this outlaw Anson to steal reaser!"

"I'll cut out your tongue!" hissed Beasley

"Yes, I'll bet you would if you had me alone But these outlaws--these sheep-thieves--these tools you hire are better than you and Riggs What do you suppose Carmichael will do to you? Carmichael! He's s Have you brains enough to knohat he'll do to you?"