"Juan?"
"Juan Otero. He brought the note an' rode back with her."
The old cattleman felt a clutch of fear at his heart. Juan Otero was one of Dug Doble's men.
"That all you know, Hank?"
"That's all. Miss Joyce said for me to get this wagonload of grub out soon as I could. So I come right along."
"Doble been seen in town lately?" asked Dave.
"Not as I know of. Shorty has."
"Shorty ain't in this."
"Do you reckon—?"
Sanders cut the teamster short. "Some of Doble's work. But I don't see why he sent for Keith too."