Is that plain ?" The Lieutenant realized that he had no place in this discussion, and yet their move was so openly brazen that he could restrain himself with difficulty.

A moment later he saw the futility of interference, when Stark continued, addressing the trader: "This isn't aimed at you in particular, Gale, nor at your girl, for a motion to disqualify her isn't necessary.

She isn't old enough to hold mining property." "She's eighteen," declared the trader.
"Not according to her story." "Well, I can keep her claims for her till she gets of age." "We've just fixed it so you can't," grinned Runnion, cunningly.

"No man can hold more than one claim on a creek.

You voted for that yourself." Too late, Gale saw the trick by which Stark had used him to rob his own daughter.