He seemed about to break into violent utterance.

Grief and horror and anger seemed at the back of his trembling lips.

The look he gave Belllounds was assuredly a strange one, to come from a cowboy who was supposed to have stolen his former employer's cattle.

Whatever he might have replied was cut off by the sudden appearance of Columbine.
"Dad, I heard you!" she cried, as she swept upon them, fearful and wide-eyed.

"What has Wilson Moore done--that you'll do right by him ?" "Collie, go back in the house," he ordered.
"No.