"Pop sent me to Jackson School there. Said he was a hill man but he
didn't want me to be one. He said there were better things."
"_Hm-m._ How did you get here?"
"Walked," Dan answered matter-of-factly.
"Didn't anyone try to stop you?"
"A policeman did before I was out of Ackerton. I got away, and after
that I walked at night."
"Do you have any relatives?"
"I'm the only one left in the Blazer family and I aim to kill every
danged Whitney! That way I'll be sure to get the one who got Pop!"
Jeff said drily, "Nothing like being thorough. You're sure the Whitneys
did get your pop?"
"They're the ones he fought most with."
"But he fought with others too?"
"Well, yes."
"Hadn't we better do a bit of thinking before we shoot all the
Whitneys?"
"We? Why do you want to mix in?"
"I've got your pop's dog, haven't I? That gives me the right, doesn't
it?"