Recovering quickly from his surprise he bowed, saying at the same time: "Let me carry your bag for you?" And he extended his hand to take it. But no sooner did she hear the voice, than the young woman shot a quick glance across the street, then hastened her steps without heeding the offer. Unable to fathom such treatment, the outlaw looked in the same direction the black gowned girl had. Scrutinizing him with undisguised interest were two men. Yet though they watched him closely, they never paused and continued up the opposite sidewalk from that occupied by the young woman, keeping a couple of yards behind her. Cole's first impulse was to turn on his heel and run to the tent to bear the startling news to his chief. But he resisted it, entering the street from the station which he followed till he came to the next block, dividing his attention between the girl and the men. Twice the latter looked over their shoulders as the bandit trailed them. "Those are detectives or I don't know one," mused the eldest of the Younger brothers. "I guess the lawyer business can wait." Never had a block seemed so long to the outlaw, who was impatient to announce to his pals the unexpected complication that confronted them, as did the one between where he had met the young woman and the next. But at last he turned into the side street and without a glance in the direction of the persons whose appearance had so upset him, Cole continued his leisurely gait till he felt that he was beyond their sight, then quickly lengthened his stride. Approaching the tent, he noticed, with a feeling of relief, that the horses they had purchased had been delivered. "Thank goodness they're here," he muttered, then as he arrived at the flap cried in a low voice, "let me in, quick!" Realizing from the excitement in the tone that something untoward had happened, Jesse hurriedly admitted his chum. "What is it?" he demanded, noticing the worried look in the latter's eyes. Thrusting his head from the flap to be certain that no eavesdroppers were about, Cole withdrew it hastily, exclaiming: "Sue's come!" "Susie, my sister, in Monegaw Springs?" gasped the great outlaw in amazement. "Sure's you're standing in front of me. And that isn't the worst. _Two man-hunters are shadowing her!_" In blank dismay, the bandit-chieftain looked from one to another of his chums, then snapped: "Tell us about it, man." With no unnecessary words, Cole complied. "This knocks _my_ plans galley west," commented the famous desperado at the conclusion of the story of the meeting. "I wonder what on earth brought Sue down here. She evidently knows she's being trailed from the way she refused to answer you and looked across at the detectives. "Blast the luck, anyhow. If she'd only kept away till tomorrow, or even tonight, we'd have had old Rozier in the toils. But now we've got to chuck the whole business and light out. We can only strike him through his bank.