You cannot be left here alone to face the result of this night's work.

If Gaskins is dead from the blow you struck him, these two fellows will swear your life away just for revenge.

Even if you told the whole story, what chance would you have?
That would only expose us, and still fail to clear you.

It would merely be your word against theirs--you would have no witnesses, unless we were caught." "I reckon thet's true; I wasn't thinkin' 'bout it." "Then there is only the one road to take, Tim," I insisted.

"We've got to strike the trail together." "Whar ?" "I cannot answer that now; I haven't thought it out yet.