"Did you see Red's face when Jeb said that Skeets would be out soon?"
"No, why?"
"Maybe it was my imagination, but I fancied he seemed mighty pleased at the idea, and I wondered if you noticed it."
"Sorry, but I must have been looking somewhere else."
"Probably if doesn't matter but——"
"You mean——?"
"Well, you know Jeb's opinion regarding the sheriff."
"Sure, and you think that Red thinks that he'll give them a chance to get away."
"Something like that."
"Then we'd better speak to Jeb about it, don't you think?"