“Not any, sir; but I came to ask leave to go on a trail for a few days.”
“Any definite point in view, Cody?”
“Well, no, colonel, only I thought I would like to follow Horseshoe Ned’s coach.”
“You have some motive for asking this, Cody?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Out with it.”
“The coach carried a very valuable freight, sir, in the person of Silk Lasso Sam.”
“Yes, and you think that he may escape?”
“Well, sir, it has been rumored about that he was to go by this coach, and it may be that an attempt at rescue might be made.”
“Impossible.”