“I can’t decide what they’re after. They’re
traveling too slow unless they’ve got somethin’ on their minds. Whatever it is concerns you or that herd. Every now and then they crest a ridge to study you.”
Chantry had his own ideas about the reason for their presence. Somehow, he felt, French Williams had gotten word to them, and they were lying in wait for their chance to kill him. He might be mistaken, but there was the presence of Dutch Akin as an indication that Williams thought along such lines.
“They’ve dogged your trail a couple of times.
I’d ride careful, if I was you.”
“Any sign of Sun Chief?”