Then the plan was at a head--if Cavendish was not dead he was safely in their hands, where his death could be easily accomplished, if other means failed.
This was to be Lacy's part of the bargain, and he was already too deeply involved in the hellish conspiracy to withdraw.

Enright, with his lawyer-astuteness, had seen to that--had even got this Western gambler securely into his grip and put on the screws.

The miner, realising now the full situation, or, at least, imagining that he did, smiled grimly and waited in his covert on the hillside for the conspirators to make their next move.

He dare not approach the cabin any closer, or permit his presence to become known, for Moore was kept outside the door on guard.

However, the delay was not a long one, horses being brought up from the near-by corral, and the entire party mounting rode down the trail toward Haskell.