"Well, he started off with a cracked doubletree," he said slowly.

"He mighta busted 'er pullin' through that sand hollow.

She was wired up pretty good, though, and there was more wire in the rig.

I don't know of anything else that'd be liable to happen, unless----" "Unless what ?" Lorraine prompted sharply.

"There's too much that isn't talked about, on this ranch.