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Boone feigned surprise “How do you know that?”

“About the sa away” Quint paused Soed to get off a shot at him”

Surprise splintered through Boone at the news that it hadn’t been old un The discovery that it had been Echohawk rankled

But Boone had played too many hands of poker to let his reaction creep into his expression “I hope you hit him”

“Unfortunately he was out of shotgun range,” Quint replied

Boone knew better; he had the bandages on his back to prove it “Too bad The sheriffhim then Now he’ll have to et a good look at him, didn’t you?”

Quint cocked his head to one side “Is that why Max sent you over here? To find out if I got a good enough look at your man to identify him?”

Boone shook his head and s I think you’ve been listening to her grandfather tooDallas with a nod “That isn’t why I’m here at all”

“Then why are you here?” Dallas said in quick challenge, using anger to es

“Because Max learned that the fire destroyed your hay,” Boone replied srets for the loss of it, I’ soet more delivered”

“That’s generous,” Quint murmured dryly

“In Texas, neighbors help neighbors,” Boone responded, shrugging it off while secretly relishing the irony of the gesture

On the heels of his relanced around as Eed feet, looking all mussed and sleepy-eyed

“Any tihbor, you can bet he’ll stab him in the back before he’s done” The accusation was acco “Don’t let hi to Quint “Hi you over hay, it’s all for show, and to fool people into thinking he didn’t have anything to do with your hay getting burned”

“Hisit don’t really nation “We need the hay”