There was the sound and flash of a revolver, and the rattle of the bridge as the horse crossed it.

The dog came back unharmed.

The Harvester ran to the telephone, called the Onabasha police, and asked them to send a mounted man to meet the intruder before he could reach a cross road; but they were too slow and missed him.

However, the Girl was certain she had recognized her uncle, and was extremely nervous; but the Harvester only laughed and told her it was a trip made out of curiosity.
Her uncle wanted to see if he could learn if she were well and happy, and he finally convinced her that this was the case, although he was not very sanguine himself.
For the next three days the Harvester worked in the woods and he kept the Girl with him every minute.

By the end of that time he really had persuaded himself that it was merely curiosity.