helped now. If I can only reach Bucky there's one chance in fifty
he can head them off from crossing into Sonora. Soon as I can get
together a posse I'll take up the trail from the point of the
hold-up. But they'll have a whole night's start on me. That's a
big handicap."

From Apache Collins sent three dispatches. One was to his deputy,
Dillon, at Tucson. It read:

"Get together at once posse of four and outfit same for four
days."

Another went to Sabin, the division superintendent:

"Order special to carry posse with horses from Tucson to Big Gap.
Must leave by midnight. Have track clear."

The third was a notification to Lieutenant O'Connor, of the
Arizona Rangers, of the hold-up, specifying time and place of the
occurrence. The sheriff knew it was not necessary to add that the
bandits were probably heading south to get into Sonora. Bucky
would take that for granted and do his best to cover the likely
spots of the frontier.

It was nearly eleven when the Limited drew in to Tucson. Sabin
was on the platform anxiously awaiting their arrival. Collins
reached him even before the conductor.

"Ordered the special, Mr. Sabin?" he asked, in a low voice.