Lacy, besides running a saloon, pretends to be a mining speculator, but it is my opinion there is nothing he wouldn't do for money, if he considered the game safe.

And now, with everything quiet in the East, and no thought that there is any suspicion remaining, Beaton sends for the woman to join him here.

Why?
Because there is some job to be done too big for him to tackle alone.

He's merely a gunman; he can do the strong-arm stuff, all right, but lacks brains.

There is a problem out here requiring a little intellect; and it is my guess it is how to dispose of Cavendish until they can get away safely with the swag." "Exactly! That would be a stake worth playing for." "It certainly would; and, as I figure it out, that is their game.