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           "Iknow,"saidMac."Theymayrunoutonus,everyoneof’em.Theonesthatheardthesheriffwilltelltheothers.Theymayturnonusandsaywecausedthetrouble."

           Londonsaid,"Someways,Ihopetheyclearout.Poorbastards,theydon’tknownothing.Butlikeyousay,ifthey’reevergoin’togetclear,theygottotakeitnow.Howaboutthehurtguys?"Londonwenton,"BurkeandoldDan,andtheguywiththebustedankle?"

           "Leave’em,"saidMac."It’stheonlythingwecando.Thecounty’llhavetotakecareof’em."

           "I’mgoingtotakealookaround,"Londonsaid."I’mgettin’nervousasacat."

           "Youain’ttheonlyone,"saidMac.

           Whenhewasgone,JimglancedatMac,andthenbegantoeatthecoldbeansandstringsofbeef."Iwonderifthey’llfight?"heasked."D’youthinkthey’dreallylettheguysthroughiftheywantedtorun?"

           "Oh,thesheriffwould.He’dbeonlytoodamngladtogetridof’em,butIdon’ttrustthevigilanteboys."

           "Theywon’thaveanythingtoeattonight,Mac.Ifthey’rescaredalready,therewon’tbeanydinnertobuck’emup."

           Macscrapedhiscanandsetitdown."Jim,"hesaid,"IfItoldyoutodosomething,wouldyoudoit?"

           "Idon’tknow.Whatisit?"

           "Well,thesun’sgoingdownprettysoon,andit’llbedark.They’regoingtolayforyouandme,Jim.Don’tmakeanymistakeaboutthat.