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Pedro 's witness would swear to it . Their distance from Las Palmas at the time when they had been seen together proved , beyond question , that unless Urbina had flown he could not have arrived at the place in question by noon , the hour Ed Austin had fixed . This significant bit of information , however , Dave advised the Guzmans not to make public for the time being . Toward midday Tad Lewis and three of his men arrived with the news that Urbina had left for Pueblo before they could intercept him . `` He 's got a girl up there , and he 's gone to get married , '' Tad explained . `` I 'm sure sorry we missed him . '' Dave smiled grimly at the speaker .