“It sort of looks, Baby, as though I had arrived in time to do you a little turn.”
“There’s no doubt of that, for I couldn’t have run much further.”
“But why did you run at all? I observed but one Injin, and he’s of no further account now.”
“When I started there were four after me, but I threw all out of sight except one. I was on the point of turning to fight him, when I heard the cattle, and thought they were other Comanches coming to the help of this fellow.”
“But things seem to be in a queer shape at the house; tell me the trouble.”
“Why, how did you know anything about it at all?” asked the surprised Avon.
“I’ve been down there and seen things for myself.”
“Let me hear about that first, then I’ll let you know what I have to tell, and it is important indeed.”
The Texan, in obedience to his training, cast a look after the vanishing herd and sighed.