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"Then -- " Teddy Manley began, and stopped. "I see," he said after a minute. "They plugged him, robbed him, and took his bronc. " His voice was low -- bitter. "The spirit of the West! Romance! Well, we can do very well without that. Blamed cowards! " He clenched his fist. "Why couldn't they take his money and call it a day? What did they have to -- murder -- him for?"
Roy placed a hand on his brother's arm.