The next time he comes up with us he
won't be numb in the head. He'll be thinkin' fast an' he'll be
shootin' a damn sight faster. We got two jobs ahead of us--first to
get that Wells Fargo shipment, and then to get Whistling Dan. There
ain't room enough in the whole world for him and me."
CHAPTER XVI
THE THREE OF US
In the clearing of Whistling Dan and Tex Calder the marshal had turned
into his blankets once more. There was no thought of sleep in Dan's
mind. When the heavy breathing of the sleeper began he rose and
commenced to pace up and down on the farther side of the open space.
Two pairs of glowing eyes followed him in every move. Black Bart, who
trailed him up and down during the first few turns he made, now sat
down and watched his master with a wistful gaze. The black stallion,
who lay more like a dog than a horse on the ground, kept his ears
pricked forwards, as if expecting some order. Once or twice he
whinnied very softly, and finally Dan sat down beside Satan, his
shoulders leaned against the satiny side and his arms flung out along
the stallion's back. Several times he felt hot breath against his
cheek as the horse turned a curious head towards him, but he paid no
attention, even when the stallion whinnied a question in his ear.
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