“About an hour ago. Just before he rode off.” 164
“Rode off! Where did he go?”
“Heard him say he was going to Mesa. He told your father that when he settled the bill.”
“He’s gone for good, then?”
“That’s the way I took it. Say, Melissy, Farnum says Jack told him the gold had been found and turned back to Morse. Is that right?”
“How should I know?”
“Well, it looks blamed funny they could get the bullion back without getting the hold-up.”
“Maybe they’ll get him yet,” she consoled him.
“I wish I could get a crack at him,” the boy murmured vengefully.
“You had one chance at him, didn’t you?”