"And what would I do that for, Mr. Tim Muldoon?" she asked promptly, the color flushing her cheeks.
"Because you're not safe here. That gang will make yuh pay somehow for what yuh did."
"And if your mother took me in they'd make her pay. You'd maybe lose your job."
"I'd find another. I'm thinkin' of quittin' anyhow."
"Say, whadya think I am? I'll not go. I can look out for myself."
"I don't think they'd get Tim," put in Clay. "I'm goin' to see Collins and have a talk with him."
"You can't salve Jim with soft soap."
"Did I mention soft soap?"
"I heard some one most killed Jerry Durand last night," said Annie abruptly, staring at Lindsay's bruised face. "Was it you?"
"Yes," said the Arizonan simply.