"Have your party all been exposed ?" Elfreda informed him that, not knowing what the children's trouble was, they had thought best not to permit the Overland Riders to enter the cabin.
Grace questioned the doctor further on the attack that had been made on himself and Hippy, and asked him to indicate, as nearly as possible, the spot where the attack was made.
The doctor was giving them the details when the door of the cabin was roughly thrown open and a man stepped in.
"It's Paw! Hello, Paw.

The Doc is here." Jed Thompson carried a rifle under his arm, and his face was as black as a thunder cloud.
"Here's a squall," murmured Miss Briggs, just loud enough for Grace to hear.
"What you-all doin' here ?" he demanded, eyeing the two Overland Riders sternly.
It was plain that Thompson's anger was rapidly getting the best of him.
"You-all! Git out o' mah house afore Ah throws ye out!" he roared.
"Be quiet, Paw," urged Julie weakly, Mrs.Thompson being too frightened to utter a word.
"When we have finished with our work, Mr.Thompson, we will leave.

Not one second sooner," retorted Elfreda Briggs coolly, as she stepped forward and faced the irate mountaineer.
"Then Ah'll throw ye out! The pack of ye git out afore Ah fergits mahself and shoots ye out." Jed started for Miss Briggs, his anger now beyond all control.
"Stop where you are, Jed Thompson!" commanded Elfreda Briggs.
The mountaineer halted abruptly.

He was facing J.Elfreda's revolver, which was leveled at him, held in a steady hand.
"Let your rifle drop to the floor," she directed sweetly.

"Drop it! My hand is a little nervous to-day and this revolver might go off." The rifle clattered to the floor, but Elfreda Briggs still held her position, her eyes narrowly watching the angry mountaineer..