"There's a lot of this stuff I don't understand," said Guerilla Melody
the day after Dawson's return from the railroad. "Why did Conley go
south? Reelfoot and he were almighty friendly. Got drunk together and
everything. And Conley ain't committed any crime round here that I
know of."
"I'm betting he did, alla same," said Billy. "Or else why was he so
particular to tell those TU boys he was from Arizona? Folks don't hide
where they come from without a reason. We know there have been two
murders committed here by unknown murderers. It never occurred to me
till you said Conley hadn't committed any crime that you know of that
maybe--" He left the sentence unfinished.