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And Pete knew that the speech was intended for his ear.
"Nope. Four!" said Malvey positively.
Pete leaned his elbow on the bar and watched them. Malvey was
obviously acting his part, but The Spider's attitude seemed sincere.
"Pete," he called, "Malvey says there are four riders drifting in from
the north. I make it three."
"You're both wrong and you got about three hours to find it out in,"
said Pete.
Malvey and The Spider glanced at one another. Evidently Pete was more
shrewd than they had suspected. And evidently he would be followed to
Showdown.
"It's a killing," whispered The Spider. "I thought that it was. How
do you size him up?"
"Pretty smooth--for a kid," said Malvey.
"Worth a blanket?" queried The Spider, which meant, worth hiding from
the law until such time as| a blanket was not necessary.
"I'd say so."
They turned and entered the saloon. The Spider crept from the middle
of his web and made plain his immediate desire. "Strangers are welcome
in Showdown, riding single," he told Pete. "We aren't hooked up to
entertain a crowd.


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