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One of his brows arched upward and as Mandy cleared her throat in an effort to say soht of it We know better than to have a go at ye, so we’ll jest be on our way then”

“Will you?” said the stranger surveying thehtful “I don’t think so” He centered his attention and the pistol he brought forward on Mandy and she bit her lip as he estion”

Ned held his eentleman’s head, “There be two of us…only one of ye”

“Yet, I still“And I think it will be your young…brother is it? Yes, I definitely will kill hiet a shot off”

Suddenly the stranger had Mandy’s arht out of her hands, stashed it behind hie as in one fluid ainst his body

She gulped again for one arainst his chest His arled and landed across her breasts and she bit her bottom lip

She tried scra away from him but it only served to detach the scarf from the lower part of her face

He had her in tow once more and this tiun at her head

“Rather lean in years to be riding the road, htly as he inspected the toby’s face and frowned His hand o very still as he dropped his hand and said, “What the devil?”?

“Who, who are you?” Mandy breathed losing the toby cant as she ed to move out of his hold

“By Jupiter, you are a cool one,” said the duke, surprised “Do you always insist on an introduction before you try and relieve your victiun then at Ned, “And you, taking a wohwaymen are you?”

“Stubble it, gent!” Mandy re She turned to her brother as she caught up the reins of her horse “We do e must”

Ned called out, “Here…” he threw the driver’s gun into the bushes “Retrieve your barking iron when ye have aye and will be on our way”

The duke’s broere up and he studied these two intently He reached out and caught Mandy’s wrist as she tried to escape his hold “Not so fast pretty little toby I have a few questions”

The sun’s rays glinted off the gun and Mandy eyed it and then hientry ye be?”