CHAPTER XXVIITHE LAST OF THE SWINDLERS
Clancy had fought every step of the way through the woods to the blacksmith shop.
Every convenient tree trunk, every rise of ground, and every rock which he encountered in the course of his retreat was taken advantage of and used as a temporary breastwork.
The fact that no serious injuries resulted from the shooting proves how wary the men were.
Nick emptied his repeater at about the identical time Clancy emptied his revolvers.
Clancy saw this, and gave vent to a mocking laugh.
“It’s anybody’s fight yet!” he yelled.
No longer fearing to show himself, he turned and made straight through the timber, coming out on the road in the vicinity of the blacksmith shop.
Coming upon this blacksmith shop was an entirely unexpected event, but it was one of
