"Is it well?" asked the stranger. "You know me?"
"No. Never saw you before in my life? Is this a burglary?"
"Nope. If it were, I'd have drilled you first so you couldn't describe me."
Kingman shuddered. The stranger looked as though he meant it.
"In case you require an introduction," said the hard-faced man, "I'm Allison Murdoch."
"Hellion?"
"None other."
"You were in jail—"
"I know. I've been there before."
"But how did you escape?"