THE FIGHT IN THE HOPE SO I could plainly see the lights of his adobe house, but of course, nothing else was visible.

There were no other lighted houses near.
Several flashes gleamed, faded swiftly, to be followed by reports, and then the unmistakable jingle of glass.
"I guess the fools have opened up, Steele," I said.

His response was an angry grunt.

It was just as well, I concluded, that things had begun to stir.

Steele needed to be roused.
Suddenly a single sharp yell pealed out.