“They won’t. At least, it isn’t likely.”
“You’d get me out some way, wouldn’t you, Ban?” she said trustfully.
“Yes.”
“Ban; that Fred person seemed afraid of you.”
“He’s got nothing to be afraid of unless he talks too much.”
“But you had him ‘bluffed.’ I’m sure you had. Ban, did you ever kill a man?”
“No.”
“Or shoot one?”
“Not even that.”
“Yet, I believe, from the way he looked at you, that you’ve got a reputation as a ‘bad man’?”