“But if Mart knows of this place, won’t he suspect and lead them there?”
“That little rattle pod work against me, his old pal! Not in a thousand years. He’ll be on our side.”
“But Halfaman Daisy? Heavens, dear girl, I never deserted a friend in my life! And Daisy has been a good, true friend to me. Unselfish, cheerful, loyal to the last drop of his blood. I——”
“You’re not deserting him, Falcon. Arrest won’t hurt him. From what he’s told me from time to time it will be no new experience. Not that he’s bad at all, but—well, he’s been a tramp, and——”
“I understand all that. No, you bet he’s not bad. He has a heart of gold.”
“He’ll be all right. They got him safely away and started for the inside. When you and I clear this thing up he’ll be none the worse for his experience. You couldn’t help him, anyway.”
“But——”
“And you could not clear things up if they lynched you, could you? And you couldn’t do much if you were in jail with Halfaman, either. No—freedom is best. Besides, it all made me mad clear through. I don’t believe in meekness. I’d rather take care of myself and fight ’em in the open.”
“Our teams——”
“Our teams?”