And he hoped the letter would stay mislaid.

He grinned.
"Well, I was only curious," he said.

"Don't bother to look for it." He felt better when he went out of the house and walked toward the corral fence.

He felt more secure and capable.

Beginning with the following day, he meant to take charge of the ranch and run it as he knew it should be run.
He had not been at the Double A long, but he had seen signs of shiftlessness here and there.