Two of them he knew by name and repute, however dimly, and as for Buck Daniels, unless all signs failed the dark, sharp-eyed fellow was hardly less grim than the others.

Vic gauged the three one by one.

Daniels might be dreaded for an outburst of wild temper and in that moment he could be as terrible as any.

Lee Haines would fight coolly, his blue eyes never clouded by passion, for that was his repute as the right hand man of Jim Silent, in the days when Jim had been a terrible, half-legendary figure.

One felt that same quiet strength as the tawny haired man talked to Barry now; his voice was a smooth, deep current.