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Surely, as I turned to come back into the house my eye
would have caught that big piece of white paper beside the door."
"What time was it that the most important part of your conversation took
place?"
"Just before we broke up. I remember we were going over the mysterious
robberies, and I expressed the opinion that they were the work of the
gang under Skip Riley and Creviss."
"That was probably the time the fellow who put up that notice was about.
You see, if he followed you from Soldier Butte he wouldn't get here much
earlier than that, for he wouldn't dare ride a pony the length of the
valley at that time of the morning, so he had to walk from the south
fence."
"By Jove! I believe you are right."
"If my theory is true, the fellow who brought the warning also carried
back your conversation to the gang."
"Then they surely will have something to fight us on."
"Yes, fear that you will get on their trail will compel them to try to
make their bluff good, as expressed in that message."
"I'd give something to know when this thing was put up.


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