His voice was half gasp, half whisper.
"Sliver--Ronicky--don't ask me how I know--jest believe me when I say Dan Barry'll never die by the hand of any man.

I tell you--he can see in the dark!" A soft oath from Gus Reeve; a twitching of Ronicky's head told that this last had taken effect.

Sliver Waldron suddenly altered his manner.
"All right, Vic.

Trot back into town, or come with us.

We're going to move out." "The wisest thing you ever done, Sliver." "I'm feelin' the same way," breathed Gus Reeve.
"S'long," whispered Vic Gregg, and faded into the night, running.
The others, without a word among themselves, gathered their horses and struck down the valley out of Alder.