Shootin' arms off men like him won't do out here." I was inclined to agree with Hoden.
"That bull-headed fool will roar and butt himself with all his gang right into our hands.

He's just the man I've needed to meet.

Besides, shooting him would have been murder for me!" "Murder!" exclaimed Hoden.
"He was a fool, and slow at that.

Under such circumstances could I kill him when I didn't have to ?" "Sure it'd been the trick." declared Jim positively.

"I'm not allowin' for whether he's really a rustler or not.