Keith remained silent, but she read his answer, and went on with her work with a grim look on her face.

Then Keith mounted his box against the remonstrances of every one, and the passengers having reentered the stage, Wickersham drove on into Gumbolt.
His manner was more respectful to Keith than it had ever been before.
Within a half-hour after their arrival the sheriff and his party, with Dave Dennison at the head of the posse, were on their horses, headed for the scene of the "hold-up." Dave could have had half of Gumbolt for posse had he desired it.

They attempted to get some information from Keith as to the appearance of the robber; but Keith failed to give any description by which one man might have been distinguished from the rest of the male sex.
"Could they expect a man to take particular notice of how another looked under such circumstances?
He looked like a pretty big man." Wickersham was able to give a more explicit description.
The pursuers returned a little after sunrise next morning without having found the robber..