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is everything�察�and there is death in long speaking。 He was noted as a man 

who never missed his mark�察�and in the Cimarron country�察�which belonged 

to no state   and therefore to   no court�察 �extensive and deadly  had been   his 

practise�察�without fear of retribution。 

     Now�察�however�察�his bullet had gone astray。 The few words to which he 

had treated himself as an introduction to the intended deed had proved his 

undoing。 They had been enough to warn Willock of what was coming�察�and 

just   before   Kansas   had   been   called   on   ;to   witness�察─  �that   is   an   instant 

before Red fired�察�Willock had sent a bullet through the threatening wrist。 

The two detonations were almost simultaneous�察�and Red's roar of pain�察�as 

he   dropped   his   weapon�察  �rang   out   as   an   accompaniment   to   the   crash   of 

firearms。 

     The   next   instant�察  �Willock�察  �with   a   second   shot   from   his   six´shooter�察�

stretched      Kansas    on   the   ground�察    �then�察  �rushing    forward     with   reversed 

weapon�察  �he   brought   the   butt   down   on   Red's   head   with   such   force   as   to 

deprive him of consciousness。 So swift and deadly were his movements�察�



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so wild his appearance as�察�with long locks streaming in the wind and huge 

black   whiskers   hiding   all   but   glittering   eyes�察  �aquiline   nose   and   a   brief 

space of tough red skinso much more like a demon than a man�察�it was no 

wonder   that   the   child�察  �awakened   by   the   firing�察  �screamed   with   terror   at 

finding her head pressed to his bosom。 

     ;Come� ─  �Willock   called   breathlessly   to   the   prisoner   who   still   stood 

with   his   back   to   the   moon�察  �as   if   horror   at   what   he   had   just   witnessed 

rendered him as helpless as he had been from sheer terror。 Still holding the 

screaming child�察 �he   darted   to   the   ponies that   were   tied   to   the   projecting 

logs of the cabin and hastily unfastened two of the fleetest。 

     Henry   Gledware�察  �awakened   as   from   a   trance�察  �bounded   to   his   side。 

Willock helped him to mount�察�then placed the child the saddle in front of 

him。 

     ;Ride� ─  �he   urged   hoarsely�察   �ride   for   your   life�   �They   ain't   no   other 

chance for you and the kid and they ain't no other chance for me。; 

     He leaped upon the second pony。 

     ;Which way�拭─�faltered Gledware�察�settling in the saddle and grasping 

the bridle�察�but without the other's practised ease。 

     ;Follow the moonI'll ride against the windmore chance for one of 

us   if   we   ain't   together。   Start   when   I   do�察  �for   when   they   hear   the   horses 

they'll be out of that door like   so many devils turned loose on us。  Ride�察�

pardner�察�ride�察�and save the kid for God's sake� �Nowoff we go� ─�

     He gave Gledware's pony a vicious cut with his lariat�察�and drove the 

spurs   into   his   own   broncho。   The   thunder   of   hoofs   as   they   plunged   in 

different directions�察�caused a sudden commotion within the isolated cabin。 

The   door   was   flung   open�察  �and   in   the   light   that   streamed   forth�察 �Willock�察�

looking back�察�saw dark forms rush out�察�gather about the prostrate forms of 

the two brothers�察�move here and there in indecision�察�then�察�by a common 

impulse�察�burst into a swinging run for the horses。 

     As for Gledware�察�he never once turned his face。 Urging on his horse at 

utmost   speed�察  �and   clasping   the   child   to   his   breast�察  �he   raced   toward   the 

light。 The shadow of horse�察�man and child�察�at first long and black�察�lessened 

to a mere speck�察�then vanished with the rider beyond the circle of the level 

world。 



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                               CHAPTER III 



                                          FLIGHT 

     Brick Willock�察�galloping toward the Southeast�察�frequently looked back。 

He   saw   the   desperadoes   leap      upon   their   horses�察  �wheel   about   in   short 

circles that brought the animals upright�察�then spring forward in pursuit。 He 

heard   the   shouting   which�察  �though   far   away�察  �sounded   the   unmistakable 

accent   of   ungovernable   fury。   In   the   glaring   moonlight�察  �he   distinguished 

plainly the   cloud   of dust   and   sand   raised by  the   horses�察 �which   the   wind 

lifted in white shapes against the deep blue of the sky。 And looking beyond 

his   pursuers   toward   the   rude   cabin   where   the   highwaymen   had   so   long 

held    their  rendezvous�察     �he  knew�察   �because     no  animate     forms    appeared 

against the horizon�察�that the Kimball brothers lay where he had stretched 

them´     ´one�察 �senseless    from   the   crashing    blow    on  his  head�察   �the  other�察�

lifeless from the bullet in his breast。 

     The little girl and her stepfather had vanished from the smooth open 

page of the Texas Panhandleand Brick Willock rejoiced�察�with a joy new 

to him�察�that these escaped prisoners had not been pursued。 It was himself 

that   the   band   meant   to   subject   to   their   savage   vengeance�察  �and   himself 

alone。 The murder of the child was abhorrent to their hearts which had not 

attained   the   hardened   insensibility   of   their   leader's   conscience�察  �and   they 

were   willing   for   the   supposed   spy   to   escape�察  �since   it   spared   them   the 

embarrassment of disposing of the little girl。 

     But Brick Willock had been one of them and he had killed their leader�察�

and   their   leader's   brother�察  �or   at   least   had   brought   them   to   the   verge   of 

death。 If Red Kimball revived�察�he would doubtless right his own wrongs�察�

should Willock live to be punished。 In the meantime�察�it was for them to 

treat   with   the   traitorthis  giant   of  a  Texan�察   �huge´whiskered�察      �slow   of 

speech�察�who had ever been first to throw himself into the thick of danger 

but who had always hung back from deeds of cruelty。 He had plundered 

coaches   and   wagon´trains   with   them�察  �he   had   fought   with   them   against 

strong bodies of emigrants�察 �he had killed and burnedin the eyes of   the 

world his deeds made him one of them�察�and his aspect marked him as the 

most dangerous of the band。 But they had always felt the differenceand 



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now   they   meant   to   kill   him   not   only   because   he   had   overpowered   their 

leader but because of this difference。 

     As    their   bullets   pursued     him�察  �Willock     lay  along    the   body    of  the 

broncho�察  �feeling   his   steed   very   small�察  �and   himself   very   largeand   yet�察�

despite the rain of lead�察�his pleasure over the escape of the child warmed 

his   heart。   The   sand   was   plowed   up   by   his   side   from   the   peppering   of 

bulletsbut   he   seemed   to   feel   that   innocent   unconscious   arm   about   his 

great    neck�察   �the  yells   of  rage   were    in  his  ears�察  �but  he   heard    the  soft 

breathing of the little one fast asleep in the midst of her dangers。 

     He had selected for himself�察�and for Gledware�察�ponies that had often 

been   run   against   each   other�察  �and   which   no   others   of   all   Red   Kimball's 

corral could surpass   in speed。  Gledware and the  child were on the  pony 

that Kimball had once staked against the swiftest animal the Indians could 

produceand Willock rode the pride of the Indian band�察�which had almost 

won the prize。 The ponies had been staked on the issue of that encounter 

and   the   highwaymen   had   retained�察  �by   right   of   craft   and   force�察  �what   the 

government would not permit its wards to barter or sell。 

     The race was long but always unequal。 The ruffians who had dashed 

from the scene of the cabin almost in an even line�察�scattered and straggled 

unevenly�察     �now     only   two    were    able   to   send    bullets   whistling     about 

Willock's head�察�now only one found it possible to cover the distance。 At 

last even he fell out of range。 The Indian pony�察�apparently tireless�察�shot on 

like an arrow driven into the teeth of the wind�察�sending up behind a cloud 

of    dust   that  stretched     backward      toward    the   baffled    pursuers�察   �a  long 

wavering   ribbon   like   a   clew   left   to   guide   the   band   into   the   mysterious 

depths of the Great American Desert。 

     When the last of the pursuers found further effort useless�察�he checked 

his   horse。    Willock     now    sat  erect   on   the  broncho's     bare   back�察   �lightl
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