The inquest was rather short, since there was only one witness to testify, and Lone merely told how he had discovered the horse there by the creek, and that the body had not been moved from where he found it.
Swan went over to where Lone, anxious to get away from the place, was untying his horse after the jury had officially named the death an accident.
"I guess those horses could be turned loose," he began without prelude.
"What you think, Lone?
I been to Thurman's ranch, and I don't find anybody.

Some horses in a corral, and pigs in a pen, and chickens.

I guess Thurman was living alone.

Should I tell the coroner that ?" "I dunno," Lone replied shortly.

"You might speak to the sheriff.