Besides, they was friendly with Fred.
"The girl and the Swede got in the way when I tried to bump Brit off.
I'd have gone into the canyon and finished him with a rock, but they beat me to it.

The girl herself I couldn't get at very well and make it look accidental--and anyway, I never did kill a woman, and I'd hate it like hell.

I figured if her dad got killed, she'd leave.
"And let me tell you, folks, Warfield raised hell with me because Brit Hunter wasn't killed when he pitched over the grade.

He held out on me for that job--so I'm collecting five hundred dollars' worth of fun right now.

He did say he'd pay me after Brit was dead, but it looks like he's going to pull through, so I ain't counting much on getting my money outa Warfield.
"Frank I got, and made a clean job of it.