A young man with your courage and
purpose simply can't be fool enough to be very far wrong."
"Then you learned that the real Arizona people over in Paloma don't find
any fault with what I did?" queried Tom.
"Reade, what I discovered is that you have a lot of the finest manhood
in Arizona just wild with respect for you," declared Mr. Ellsworth.
Then the general manager lowered his voice before he resumed:
"At the same time, Reade, I've also learned that you've stirred up such
an evil nest of rattlers that you'll be fortunate if you escape with
your life. Candidly, if you feel that you'd like to leave here--"
"Do you want me to quit, sir?" demanded Tom, looking steadily into his
chief's eyes.
"I don't," declared Mr. Ellsworth promptly. "If you and Hazelton were
to quit me now I don't know where I could get another pair of men who
could put into the work all the skill and energy that you two employ."
"Did you have dinner in town, sir?" Tom asked.
"No, for I came out to take you two young men in.
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