This time he saw Euchre coming with the horses.
There was no indication that the old outlaw might lose his nerve at the end.

Duane had feared this.
Duane now changed his walk to a leisurely saunter.

He reached the porch and then distinguished what was said inside the cabin.
"If you do, Bland, by Heaven I'll fix you and her!" That was panted out in Kate Bland's full voice.
"Let me looser I'm going in there, I tell you!" replied Bland, hoarsely.
"What for ?" "I want to make a little love to her.

Ha! ha! It'll be fun to have the laugh on her new lover." "You lie!" cried Kate Bland.
"I'm not saying what I'll do to her AFTERWARD!" His voice grew hoarser with passion.

"Let me go now!" "No! no! I won't let you go.