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           "Well,youbettersee,anyway.Wedon’twantnomoreraids.Whattheygotintheirhands,Burke?"

           "Theygotniceclubs."

           "Well,gotakealookaround."

           Burkewentoutofthetent.MacsteppedclosetoDakin."Tentwallsisthin,"hesaidquietly."I’dliketotalktoyoualone.Wanttotakealittlewalk?"

           Dakinnoddedhisheadwithtwojerks.Thethreeofthemstrolledoutintothedarkness,goinginthedirectionDr.Burtonhadtakenearlier.Aguardlookedthemoverastheypassed.

           Macsaid,"Somebody’sdouble-crossin’usalready.Themdeputiesknewwewasgoin’toshoveoffbeforedaylight."

           Dakinaskedcoldly,"D’youthinkit’sBurke?Hewasn’tthere,even."

           "Idon’tknowwhoitwas.Anybodyhangingaroundcouldofheardthroughthetent."

           "Well,whatarewegoin’todoaboutit?Youseemtoknowallaboutthisstuff."Thecoldvoicewenton,"Igotanideayouredsain’tgoin’todousnogood.Aguycomeintonightandsaysifwekickyouout,maybethebosses’11talkbusiness."

           "Andyouthinktheywill?Theycutthewagesbeforeweshowedup,don’tforgetthat.Hell,you’dthinkwestartedthisstrike,andyouknowdamnwellwedidn’t.

           We’rejusthelpin’ittogostraightinsteadofshootin’itswad."