"As y'u would us under similar circumstances," retorted his
cousin.
"Be with y'u in five minutes," said the foreman.
"Don't hurry. It's a long good-bye y'u're saying," returned his
enemy placidly.
Nora and the young man who belonged to her followed him from the
room, leaving Bannister and his hostess alone.
"Shall I ever see you again?" Helen murmured.
"I think so," the sheepman answered. "The truth is that this
opportunity falls pat. Jim and have been wanting to meet those
men who are under my cousin's influence and have a talk with
them. There is no question but that the gang is disintegrating,
and I believe that if we offer to mediate between its members and
the Government something might be done to stop the outrages that
have been terrorizing this country. My cousin can't be reached,
but I believe the rest of them, or, at least a part, can be
induced either to surrender or to flee the country. Anyhow, we
want to try it."
"But the danger?" she breathed.
"Is less than y'u think. Their leader has not anywhere nearly the
absolute power he had a few months ago. They would hardly dare do
violence to a peace envoy."
"Your cousin would. I don't believe he has any scruples.
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