Time would show. If it failed to find the
Judas he would remind Ju. Oh, yes, he would remind him. He would wait
his time for the reminder. He would wait till the saloon was full, and
then--then he would open out his batteries. Men were of----
What was that?
He had pulled his horse up with a swift tightening of his hand. Now
the beast stood with head erect, and pricked ears firmly thrust
forward. Its head was turned southward, and the gush of its distended
nostrils warned its rider that his question was shared by a creature
whose instincts were even more acute, here, on the prairie, than those
of its human master.
Bob bent down in the saddle the better to obtain the silhouette of the
sky-line. The sound which had held him came up on the southern night
breeze. It was a low murmur, or rumble, and, to his accustomed ears,
it suggested the speeding of hoofs over the green clad earth. He
waited for many moments, but the sound only increased. There was no
doubt left in his mind now. None at all.
He sat up again and glanced swiftly about him.
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