“How must a man travel to get there?”
“Waal, if I was goin’ thar from hyer, I’d git up on the top o’ thet bank an’ head due south, keepin Medicine Bluff allers ter the right. When I’d gone five mile, I could see the ridge thet holds Chavorta Gorge. Kain’t miss the gorge. Once inter it, ye foller up ter Pima. But what ye thinkin’ o’ doin’, Buffler Bill?”
“Dell and I are going to Pima,” said the scout, “and overhaul Lawless before he can enlist any more miscreants to carry out his nefarious plans. The iron is hot, and Pima is the place to strike. Not only can we capture Lawless,” added the scout, “but we can prevent him from adding to his force of trouble-makers.”
“You an’ Miss Dauntless aire goin’ ter Pima, ye say?”
“Yes.”
“An’ what am I ter do?”
“You’re to tie Tex to his horse and travel on to Medicine Bluff, effecting a juncture with Nomad’s party. Tell them what has happened; then the lot of you can ride on to Pima. Remember my promise to Tex, Tenny. If his information pans out, he’s going to be a free man. Tell Nomad and Wild Bill what I have promised.”
“I don’t want ter go ter Medicine Bluff,” demurred Tex unexpectedly.
“Why not?” answered the scout. “You’ll not suffer any harm from my pards.”
“Waal, I jest don’t want ter go thar, thet’s all. It ain’t yore pards I’m fearin’, but Coomby an’ the rest.”