"You-all are a lot of wise rangers.

Haw! haw!" He freed Duane and thrust the bone-handled gun back in Duane's holster.
"You Abe, there.

Reckon you pulled a stunt! But don't try the like again.

And, men, I'll gamble there's a hell of a lot of bad work Buck Duane's named for--which all he never done.

Clear away there.