"Get your hat and coat, Nome.

I want to see you in the cabin." Behind them the door opened and closed again, and Steele shoved past his associate to meet Breed.
"Buck and I have a little matter to attend to over at the cabin," he explained.

"When they--when the colonel returns tell him we'll be over to smoke an after-supper pipe with him a little later, will you?
And give our compliments to--her." With a half-sneer on his lips he rejoined Nome, who stared hard at him, and followed him through the outer door.
"Now, what the devil does this mean ?" Nome demanded when they were outside.

"If you have anything on your mind, Steele--" "I have," interrupted Philip, "and I'm going to relieve myself of it.
Pretty?
She's as beautiful as an angel, Buck--the colonel's wife, I mean.

And you--" He laughed harshly.