When he returned again Vincent pointed out the entry he had found.
"I should not be at all surprised if that's our man," the sheriff said.
"I know old Porter well, for he is still alive and bears a pretty bad reputation still, though we have never been able to bring him to book.

I remember all the circumstances of that affair, for I served upon the posse.

While Porter was in prison his house was kept for him by a married daughter and her husband.

There was a strong suspicion that the man was one of the gang too, but we couldn't prove it.

They have lived there ever since.