You don't figger to be peeved at me, do you ?" The laughter changed to a veritable yell of delight.

Even Silent smiled with careless contempt.
"No, kid," he answered, "if I was peeved at you, you'd learn it without askin' questions." He turned slowly away.
"Maybe I got jaundice, boys," he said to the crowd, "but it seems to me I see something kind of yellow around here!" The delightful subtlety of this remark roused another side-shaking burst of merriment.

Dan shook his head as if the mystery were beyond his comprehension, and looked to Morgan for an explanation.

The saloon-keeper approached him, struggling with a grin.
"It's all right, Dan," he said.

"Don't let 'em rile you." "You ain't got any cause to fear that," said Silent, "because it can't be done.".