The supposition was that this cowardly attempt had been perpetrated, or certainly instigated, by the Jorths.

But there was no proof.

And Gaston Isbel had other enemies in the Tonto Basin besides the sheep clan.

The old man raged like a lion about this sneaking attack on him.

And his friend Blaisdell urged an immediate gathering of their kin and friends.
"Let's quit ranchin' till this trouble's settled," he declared.