You're wastin' your time.

You're doin' more--you're runnin' a heap of risk.

For what you've just got is only a sample of what you'll get if you stray over onto my range again.

That goes for the sneakin' thief you call your father, or any of your damned crowd." He stood, slouching a little, watching Taggart until the latter rode well out into the valley.

Then without a word he walked over to the sill upon which he had been working before the arrival of Taggart, seized a hammer, and began to drive wedges wherever they were necessary.
Presently he heard a voice behind him, and he turned to confront Betty.
"I heard what you said to Taggart, of course, about him trying to shoot you.