Lee Haines read his face and came to his side with a whisper: "Better cut out the rough stuff, Jim.

This chap hasn't hurt anything but your cash, and he's already taken water from Purvis.

I guess there's no call for you to make any play." "Shut your face, Haines," responded Silent, in the same tone.

"He's made a fool of me by showin' up my hoss, an' by God I'm goin' to give him a man-handlin' he'll never forgit." He whirled on Morgan.
"How about it, bar-keep, is this the dead shot you was spillin' so many words about ?" Dan, as if he could not understand the broad insult, merely smiled at him with marvellous good nature.
"Keep away from him, stranger," warned Morgan.

"Jest because he rode your hoss you ain't got a cause to hunt trouble with him.