while Kellyan rode back with the 

 news. " Saddle up the best we got!" 

 was the order. Rifles were taken down 

 and cartridge-belts being swung when 

 Kellyan called a halt. 



"Say, boys, we've got him safe 

 enough. He won't try to leave the 

 chaparral till night. If we shoot him 

 we get the cattlemen's bounty; if we 

 take him alive an' it 's easy in the 

 open we get the newspaper bounty, 

 ten times as big. Let 's leave all guns 

 behind; lariats are enough." 



"Why not have the guns along to 

 be handy?" 



" 'Cause I know the crowd too well ; 

 they could n't resist the chance to let 

 him have it; so no guns at all. It 's 

 ten to one on the riata." 



Nevertheless three of them brought 

 their heavy revolvers. Seven gallant ri- 

 ders on seven fine horses, they rode out 



