it was not the one he had expected to see. The words printed there
were "James Kinney."

"I don't understand. This ain't Kinney. He is a heavy-set man with a
villainous face. There's some mistake."

"There ce'tainly is, but not at this end of the line. This is Kinney
all right. I've seen him at Yuma. He was heading for the Mal Pais
country and he died on the way. See hyer. Look at these soaked
bandages. He's been wounded-- shot mebbe-- and the wound broke out on
him again so that he bled to death."

"It's all a daze to me. Who is the other man if he isn't Kinney?"

"We're coming to that. I'm beginning to see daylight," said Steve,
gently. "Let's run over this thing the way it might be. You've got to
keep in mind that this man was weak, one of those spineless fellows
that stronger folks lead around by the nose. Well, they make their
getaway at Yuma after Struve has killed a guard. That killing of Dave
Long shakes Kinney up a lot, he being no desperado but only a poor
lost-dog kind of a guy. Struve notices it and remembers that this
fellow weakened before. He makes up his mind to take no chances. From
that moment he watches for a chance to make an end of his pardner. At
Casa Grande they drop off the train they're riding and cut across
country toward the Mal Pais. Mebbe they quarrel or mebbe Struve gets
his chance and takes it. But after he has shot his man he sees he has
made a mistake. Perhaps they were seen travelling in that direction.
Anyhow, he is afraid the body will be found since he can't bury it
right. He changes his plan and takes a big chance; cuts back to the
track, boards a freight, and reaches Fort Lincoln."