Baldy got up from the table and went unsteadily to the door, giving Hashknife a nasty look as he passed. The others laughed at Baldy’s fears, while Guadalupe brought more liquor.
It was light enough for Baldy to distinguish objects at a distance, and as he leaned against the side of the door, two riders came around the corner of the house and drew up near the door.
One was Felipe, the half-wit, and the other was unmistakably a priest. Baldy whirled, shut the door, and called to Guadalupe:
“Steve, who in hell sent for a priest?”
“Diablo!” exploded Guadalupe. “I did not expect him so soon. Quick! Take your prisoner!”
Diablo!Guadalupe ran to the corner, swung the old bunk aside, and lifted the trap, while Baldy and Gonzales picked Hashknife up bodily and hurried him the length of the roo
