He's afraid of me because I saw him go to pieces when he met that girl.

Fort Simpson is simply a frame-up to get me away for a time.

He tried to smooth the edge off the thing by promising me an inspectorship within the year.
That was this afternoon, just before the storm.

Since then--" O'Connor turned and faced the moonlight for a moment.
"Since then I've been on a still-hunt for the girl and Sandy McTrigger," he added.

"And they've disappeared, Kent.