77/90 "Guess we'll have rain before night." "I'll take a rubber coat," answered Annixter. "Bring the horse up to the ranch house when you're ready." Annixter returned to the house to look for his rubber coat in deep disgust, not permitting himself to glance toward the dairy-house and the Trees' cottage. But as he reached the porch he heard the telephone ringing his call. It was Presley, who rang up from Los Muertos. He had heard from Harran that Annixter was, perhaps, coming over that evening. |