It ain't worth it--not if there was a million in it.

Everybody is gettin' wise to Silent, an' the rest of you.

Pretty soon hell's goin' to bust loose.' "'You've been sayin' that for two years,' says I.
"He stopped an' looked at me sort of thoughtful an' pityin'.

Then he steps up close to me an' whispers in that voice: 'D'you know who's on Silent's trail now?
Eh ?' "'No, an' I don't give a damn,' says I, free an' careless.
"'Tex Calder!' says he." Silent started violently, and his hand moved instinctively to his six-gun.
"Did he say Tex Calder ?" "He said no less," answered Shorty Rhinehart, and waited to see his news take effect.

Silent stood with head bowed, scowling.
"Tex Calder's a fool," he said at last.