I ain't no shorthorn, Pierre le Rouge." He stepped aside, frowning.
"Tomorrow I'll argue the point with you, Jack." She turned at the door and snapped back: "You?
You ain't fast enough on the draw to argue with me!" And she was gone.

He turned to face the mocking smile of Black Gandil and a rapid volley of questions.
"Where's Patterson ?" "No more idea than you have." "And Branch ?" "What's become of Branch?
Hasn't he returned ?" "No.

And Dick Wilbur ?" "Boys, he's done with this life and I'm glad of it.

He's starting on a new track." "After a woman ?" sneered Bud Mansie.
"Shut up, Bud," broke in Boone, and then slowly to Pierre: "Patterson is gone for two days now.

You ought to know what that means.