"I turned him loose," said Lorry, without hesitation.
"What for?"
"I changed my mind. I didn't want any blood-money for arrestin' a tramp."
"That's all right. But you can't change the law so easy. That man was my prisoner. Why didn't you come to me?"
"Well, if you want to know, in company," said Lorry, "High Chin and the boys had it framed up to give that hobo a goin'-over for stealin' a Starr horse. They figured to bust in the jail, same as I did. I got that straight; I didn't aim to let High Chin get his hands on my prisoner."
"Well, Lorry, I don't like to do it, but I got to hold you till we get him."
"How do you figure that?"
"You've aided a prisoner to escape. You broke the law."
"What right had you to hold him?"
"Your own story. You brought him in yourself."