God send you safe through with it.

Now, is there any use in looking for the fellow with the lariat ?" "No," said Alton in his usual voice.

"There isn't.

He would have been waiting up there ready to whip the thing away, and by this time he has doubled back down the trail.

If you met a man riding along quietly what could you do to him ?" "It's devilish," said Seaforth, as a fit of impotent anger shook him.
"Oh, yes," said Alton languidly.