There was loud-voiced protest against this, but the attackers were outnumbered and were helpless.
During this Walt Lampson and Mart Cooley had been talking apart, and now Walt stepped forward.

"This law business is all well enough," he said, "but I got somethin' t' say about Dorgan." He faced the crowd.

"Lots o' you fellers are cowmen, ain't you ?" he asked.

Most of the men were.
"When the Star Circle herd was stampeded by them white-caps," Lampson went on, "an' we got them sheepmen for doin' it, Donald Spellman cashed in, but before doin' so he told me who put up the job.

It was this feller Dorgan.