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"She's safe so long as she is necessary to him. She's in deadly

peril as soon as he finds her one witness too many. If he walks

into my boys' trap at the Arivaca cut-off, all right. If not, God

help her! I've shut the door to Mexico and safety in his face.

He'll strike back for the Mal Pais country. It's his one chance,

and he'll want to travel light and fast."

"If he starts back Tom Long's party may get him."

"That's one more chance for her, but it's a slim one. He'll cut

straight across country; they're following the trail. No, seh,

our best bet is my rangers. They'd ought to land him, too."

"Oh, ought to," derided the other impatiently. "Point is, if they

don't. How are we going to save her? You know this country. I

don't."