“It’s because I am a white man that I can’t dodge a fight when it’s stacked up for me, Bucky.”
He said it with a dogged finality that was unshaken, but O’Connor made one more effort.
“Nobody will know why you left.”
“I would know, wouldn’t I? I’ve got to go right on living with myself. I tell you straight I’m going to see it out.”
Bucky’s jaw clamped. “Not if I know it. You’re under arrest.”
Fendrick sat up in surprise. “What for?” he demanded angrily.
“For robbing the W. & S. Express Company.”
“Hell, Bucky. You don’t believe that.”
“Never mind what I believe. There’s some evidence against you—enough to justify me.”
“You want to get me out of Cullison’s way. That’s all.”