Vincent felt a moment's pain in the cheek, but before he could level his rifle his companion fired, and Pearson fell forward dead.

A minute later the sheriff and his party ran round.
"Have you got him ?" he asked.
"He will give no more trouble, sheriff," the young man who fired said.
"I fancy I had him plum between the eyes.

How about the others ?" "Dick Matheson is killed; he got two bullets in his body.

The other man is badly wounded.

There are no signs of old Porter." They now advanced to the door, which stood open.