Hill saw them coming and spoke to Sunshine, who moved back to the open door. Micky Hart came into the doorway behind him, and the three of them watched the three men coming down the sidewalk.
“That’s about close enough,” warned Hill nervously.
“Close enough for what?” asked Hashknife.
“Close enough for you to come, stranger.”
“What’s the idea, Gene?” queried Hodges.
“Well, you all stop right there and I’ll tell yuh. We caught Eph King at Jack Hartwell’s place.”
“You—you caught Eph King?”
Hodges could hardly believe this.
“Yo’re —— right we did. And we caught Jack Hartwell along with him, too. The sheriff is fittin’ ’em in cells right now.”
“Well, I’ll be ——ed!” exploded Hodges.