For ten years his training had been that of a hunter of men, and the psychology of the man hunt had been his strong point.

Always, in seeking his quarry, he had tried first to bring himself into a mental sympathy and understanding with that quarry.

To analyze what an outlaw would do under certain conditions and with certain environments and racial inheritances behind him was to Kent the premier move in the thrilling game.

He had evolved rules of great importance for himself, but always he had worked them out from the vantage point of the huntsman.

Now he began to turn them around.