That's nothing." "Round up the sheriffs from here to the end of the mountains ?" "Too easy." "Roll all those together," said Pierre, "and you'll begin to get an idea of what I'll ask." Then a low voice called from the black throat of the hall: "Pierre!" The others were silent, but Pierre winked at them, and made great flourish with knife and fork against his plate as if to cover the sound of Jacqueline's voice.
"Pierre!" she called again.

"I've come to thank you." He jumped up and turned toward the hall.
"Do you like it ?" "It's a wonder!" "Then we're friends ?" "If you want to be." "There's nothing I want more.

Then you'll come out and have supper with us, Jack ?" There was a little pause, and then Jim Boone struck his fist on the table and cursed, for she stepped from the darkness into the flaring light of the room..