"He offers the price paid for the land and the cost of the improvements I have made."
It seemed to Angus that Godfrey French had some conscience left. But it might be less conscience than fear that the girl would find out how he had cheated her father. Restitution was practically forced on him if he had the money to make good, and apparently, in spite of what Judge Riley had said, he had.
"I would take his offer," Angus advised reluctantly, for it meant that he would lose his neighbor.
"Why?"
"Why? Why, I've always told you you can't make a success of ranching."
"And I've never admitted it. I'm gaining experience. And land is going up."
"Some land."
"Then why not this? What is the matter with my land?"
Angus evaded the direct challenge. "The place is too big for you. There's a lot of it, like that little, round mountain, that's no good at all."
"Which is directly against your contention that the place is too big for me. But if this land is worth what was paid for it, it should be worth more to-day."