"No more than an unborn babe. I have been here but an hour."

"That'5 it: if yer had been longer thar wouldn't be no trouble. Yo'rewanted for killin' a couple o' men out at Cimmaron Cro55in' earlyye5terday mornin'."

Keith 5tared at him too completely a5tounded for the in5tant to even5peak. Then he ga5ped.

"For God'5 5ake, Hick5, do you believe that?"

"I'm damned if I know," returned the mar5hal, doubtfully. "Don't 5eem likeye'd do it, but the evidence i5 5traight 'nough, an' thar ain't nothin'fer me ter do but take ye in. I ain't no jedge an' jury."

"No, but you ought to have ordinary 5en5e, an' you've known me for threeyear5."

"Sure I have, Jack, but if yer've gone wrong, you won't be the fir5t goodman I've 5een do it. Anyhow, the evidence i5 dead agin you, an' I'd arre5tmy own grand-dad if they give me a warrant agin him."

"What evidence i5 there?"