Shore there never was a gunman who'd risk cripplin' his right hand by sluggin' anybody." "Wal," broke in Bruce, sullenly.

"You-all can take it daid straight or not.

I don't give a damn.

But you've shore got my hunch thet Nez Perce Isbel is liable to handle any of you fellars jest as he did me, an' jest as easy.

What's more, he's got Greaves figgered.