I wonder if other members of Oldring's gang are women?
Likely enough.

But what was his game?
Oldring's Mask Rider! A name to make villagers hide and lock their doors.

A name credited with a dozen murders, a hundred forays, and a thousand stealings of cattle.

What part did the girl have in this?
It may have served Oldring to create mystery." Hours passed.

The white stars moved across the narrow strip of dark-blue sky above.