I suppose you know what a warrant is ?" "I know what YOU are," said Hale hotly; "and if you don't leave my house--" "Steady, boys," interrupted Stanner, as his five henchmen filed into the hall.

"There's no backin' down here, Colonel Clinch, unless you and Hale kalkilate to back down the State of Californy! The matter stands like this.

There's a half-breed Mexican, called Manuel, arrested over at the Summit, who swears he saw George Lee and Edward Falkner in this house the night after the robbery.

He says that they were makin' themselves at home here, as if they were among friends, and considerin' the kind of help we've had from Mr.John Hale, it looks ez if it might be true." "It's an infamous lie!" said Hale.
"It may be true, John," said Mrs.Scott, suddenly stepping in front of her pale-cheeked daughters.

"A wounded man was brought here out of the storm by his friend, who claimed the shelter of your roof.