"He hit here this mornin', sayin' you'd hired him, an' that he was standin' straight up on his legs like a man, hereafter.

We took him on under them conditions." Lawler strode to the bunk.

He deliberately unrolled the blankets, seized Hamlin by the middle and lifted him, setting him down on the floor ungently.
By the time Lawler released him, Hamlin had his eyes open, and he blinked in bewilderment at the faces of the men, opening his mouth with a snap when he saw Lawler.
"Lawler, what in blazes is the matter--I ain't done nothin'!" "You're going to do something!" declared Lawler.

He waited until Hamlin dressed, then he led him outside.

At an end of the corral fence, where no one could hear, Lawler talked long and earnestly to Hamlin.