Her eyes seemed ablaze with passion, and in her hand she clutched a revolver.
Her figure was not seen for the vines, but she could see the couple in the room beyond.
Stareyes had come back!
She watched Merle and Belle Demona with eager eyes, and felt her blood course like molten lava through her veins.
"I failed before and he still lives," she hissed. "I see him with her, and they have saved the ranch. But where is the detective? What has become of Roland Riggs?"
In another moment Merle came toward the porch, and Belle Demona caught his arm.
"Do you think the girl is here?" she cried. "Is Stareyes that witch in the country."
"Ask me not."
"But she has been here. There have been tracks in the sheep sheds. She lurks there. Fire them!"
"Wait till morning."