He gave the engineer the package of bills he had
taken from the table.
"Here is ten thousand dollars," he said. "You take your men, ride over
to Lazette, get your supplies, an' hustle them right back here. It
ain't likely there'll be any more trouble, but we ain't takin' any
chances. My men ain't got any more cattle to bother with, an' they'll
go with you an' your men to Lazette, an' come back with the wagons to
see that they ain't interfered with. Start as soon as you can get
ready."
"Within an hour the engineer, his men, and the men of the Double A
outfit were on the move. Barney Owen did not go. He sat on one of the
top rails of the corral fence, alternately watching the men of the
outfit as they faded into the vast space toward Lazette, and Mary
Bransford and Sanderson, as they stood on the porch, close together,
likewise watching the men.
"I'd say--if anyone was to ask me--that there is a brother who seems to
have been forgotten," said Owen with a curious smile.
CHAPTER XXV
A MAN IS AROUSED
The coming of the dawn and the comforting contact with other human
beings, brought Banker Maison relief from the terrifying fear that had
gripped him during the night.
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