He was in the upper end of the box arroyo.

He'd roped an' hog-tied a Circle L cow an' was blottin' our brand out." "What happened ?" Lawler's lips were set in grim lines.
"Nothin'-- followin' your orders regardin' the cuss.

Davies an' Harris let him go--after warnin' him.

Somethin' ought to be done.

It ain't addin' a heap to the morals of the outfit for the men to know a man can rustle cattle that promiscuous--an' the boss not battin' an eyewinker.
This is the fourth time he's been caught with the goods--to say nothin' of the times he's done it without nobody gittin' wise--an' the boys is beginnin' to ask questions, bein' a heap puzzled because somethin' don't happen to Joe." Lawler's face was expressionless.