“That’s the one,” smiled Hashknife.
“Did Butch Reimer come over to the restaurant?” asked Chuck.
“Is he back in town?” queried Hashknife quickly.
“He is. Said he was too jumpy to stay on the ranch tonight. I thought he went over to the restaurant.”
“Did he happen to be here when this telegram came?”
“Sure. The agent told me to read it and see if there would be an answer; so I did. But I didn’t know what in hell it was all about.”
“Did Butch read it?”
“Yeah. I didn’t know it was anythin’——”
“It’s all right,” said Hashknife. “Just take a little run around, Chuck, and see if Butch is still here.”
Chuck was back in ten minutes with the information that Butch Reimer, if he was still in town, was not visible.