Then there was another side to their regard for him, which always afforded him good-natured amusement.
Two of this group asked him to bring in some turkey or venison; another wanted to hunt with him.

Lem Harden came out of the store and appealed to Dale to recover his stolen horse.

Lem's brother wanted a wild-running mare tracked and brought home.

Jesse Lyons wanted a colt broken, and broken with patience, not violence, as was the method of the hard-riding boys at Pine.

So one and all they besieged Dale with their selfish needs, all unconscious of the flattering nature of these overtures.