When you came north, I got farther into the backwoods." "Are you absolutely straight, Tarboe ?" asked John Grier eagerly.

"Do you do these things in the Garden of Eden way, or can you run a bit crooked when it's worth while ?" "If I'd ever seen it worth while, I'd say so.

I could run a bit crooked if I was fighting among the big ones, or if we were at war with--Belloc, eh!" A cloud came into the eyes of Tarboe.

"If I was fighting Belloc, and he used a weapon to flay me from behind, I'd never turn my back on him!" A grim smile came into Tarboe's face.

His jaw set almost viciously, his eyes hardened.