"Yes. Didn't I see you riding into town with Aaron Bickford?"
"Yes."
"Are you going to work for him?"
"That is what he expects," answered Kit diplomatically. He hesitated about confiding his plans to a stranger.
"Then I pity you."
"Why?"
"I used to work for him."
"Did you?"
"Yes, I stood it as long as I could."
"Then you didn't like it?"