sentences:  Later, mine owners Earl Stricker and Thad Pierce assume that their partner, Ben Chaffee, has hired Gant to kill them in order to take sole ownership of the mine.When they find Gant in the saloon and propose a counter-offer, however, Gant observes that no innocent man would be afraid, and turns them away.Upon hearing that Stricker and Pierce were seen talking with Gant, Chaffee assumes that they want to kill him.