When he raised his hand she stretched her nose inquisitively.
There was no pitch in her when Barry swung into the saddle and that was a thing without precedent in Molly's history.

She tried none of her usual catlike side-steps and throwing of the head.

Altogether, Vic was troubled even as he would have been at the sight of Betty Neal in the arms of another man.

It was desertion.
"Dan," he said, "I know what you've done for me and I know what you're doin' now." He took the slender hand of the other in his big paw.
"If the time comes when I can pay you back, so help me God--" "Oaths don't do no good," cut in Barry without a trace of emotion.

He added frankly: "It ain't altogether for your sake.