14/30 Now, how under the sun did he come there!" "It's more important to know why he has come," said Warner, using his own glasses. "I see him clearly and there is no doubt that it's the same robber, traitor and assassin who, unfortunately, escaped when we shot his horde to pieces." "He has a rifle with him, and as sure as we live he's sitting down on the ice, and picking out a target here in the valley." "A risky business for Slade. Shooting upward we can take better aim at him than he can at us." There was a great stir in the valley, as others saw the figure on the mountain and read Slade's intentions. Fifty men sprang to their feet and seized their rifles. |