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  Travis stared at Clint and said, “The time has come. I’ll meet you outside.”

  Clint stared into Travis’s eyes and saw a young man he had not seen before. A disturbed young man.

  “Travis . . . what were your mother’s and father’s names?”

  “It doesn’t matter what their names were, or if you even remember them,” Travis said. “The fact remains you killed them.” With that, the young man turned and walked out the batwing doors.

  Clint went back to the table, where Rick asked, “Where’s he going?”

  “To wait for me in the street.”

  “What?” Delia asked.

  “That’s what I said. Apparently, he says I killed his parents, and now he wants to kill me.” “Why didn’t he say anything or try anything before now?” Rick asked.

  “Again, apparently he was studying me.”

  “And he’s decided now is the time?” she asked.

  “Yes.”

  She studied him for a moment, then said, “Okay, either he’s kidding, or you are.”

  “I’m afraid not,” he said.

  “What are you going to do, Clint?” she asked.

  “What can I do?” Clint asked. “Whenever I go out, he’ll be there.”

  “Can’t you just walk away?”

  “It’s not that simple, Delia.”

  “This is Clint’s life, Delia,” Rick said. “He can’t escape it.”

  “But . . . what if he kills you?” she asked.

  “He can’t,” Clint said.

  “Why do you say that?”

  “I’ve seen him use a gun,” Clint said, adjusting his holster on his hips. “He doesn’t have a chance.”

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