Tom Powers and his posse had followed Anderson, Ace Cutts and the others to the border of the lava fields, where Allen insisted they stop.
“Yuh got to walk yuhr hosses, an’ besides, two men could pick yuh-all off like chickens,” he explained.
A rider was sent to gather in Sam Hogg and his men; then Allen led the others in the direction of Kennedy’s ranch.
“Why for yuh goin’ there?” Tom Powers asked.
“To catch a gent called Cupid Dart.” Allen grinned at the sheriff’s astonishment.
“Yuh mean that Texas gunman?” Toothpick queried.
“Yea. The gent yuh saw learnin’ Spanish,” said Allen with a laugh.
“Not that dude, Mac Kennedy?” Toothpick was incredulous, and the others added their grunts of astonishment.
“That same. He ain’t a dude. Not any,” Allen told them.