Her cousin stared at her. “Dicksie, this is no place for you!”
“It is when my cousin is in danger of forgetting he is a gentleman.”
“You are interfering with what you know nothing about!” exclaimed Lance angrily.
“I know what is due to every one under this roof.”
“Will you be good enough to leave this room?”
“Not if there is to be any shooting or threats of shooting that involve my cousin.”
“Dicksie, leave the room!”
There was a hush. The cowboys dropped back. Dicksie stood motionless. She gave no sign in her manner that she heard the words, but she looked very steadily at her cousin. “You forget yourself!” was all she said.
“I am master here!”