er?quot;

    quot;No. too busy ducking. Reload w;

    back and fort   from tiff.  on it carefully, and it loosened.

    to position, and even before  o t, ook a bullet.

    It felt like an explosion in  so  arm numb and useless. t deal of pain ing to spring on  it  raised t, and t t gave rengto focus ing again.

    e ago, and sigolid concentration: one s... ts man.

    quot;; tered.

    quot;Good sing,quot; so ;Dont stop. Over by t black boulder—quot;

    . the figure fell.

    quot;Damn, t; he said.

    quot;Makes no sense,quot; s;Do it any;

    quot;Do you believe ;

    quot;Sure. Plumb a;

    Crack: anot out like a candle.

    t and found some more bullets. As  somet nearly failed;  ers face pressed to   ears.

    quot;Lee, t,quot; she said.

    quot;;

    quot;told you to take  t rouble.quot;

    quot;You t you told me? I took it because tc;

    finis found ime it smaso  leg, and before  poker laid along his skull.

    quot;Not long no; tered, trying to ill.

    quot;tcc;

    Poor er, s croucense and c life.

    And iful gold-brown eyes were growing dull.

    quot;Still beautiful,quot; ;Oer, yeac;

    quot;Sure s;

    quot;In my breast pocket. Fetc, er, I caint move.quot;

    It  sugged out ttle scarlet florong teet by   effort  in  and said, quot;Serafina Pekkala! ;

    A movement beloed, fired. t died.

    er was failing.

    quot;er, dont you go before I do,quot; Lee whispered.