"Tha's right. Don't let him get the drop on you. He's sudden death with a gun."
Bob joined them. After a moment's conversation Russell drew them to a corner of the room that for the moment was almost deserted.
"Say, you heard the news, Bob?"
"I can tell you that better after I know what it is," returned Hart with a grin.
"The stage was held up at Cottonwood Bend and robbed of seventeen thousand dollars. The driver was killed."
"When?"
"This mo'nin'. They tried to keep it quiet, but it leaked out."
"Whose money was it?"
"Brad Steelman's pay roll and a shipment of gold for the bank."
"Any idea who did it?"