His daughter reflected this constraint. Why did her father fear this big dominating fellow? What was the relation between them? Why did his very presence bring with it a message of alarm?
She left them before the stove as soon as the dishes were washed, retiring to the bedroom at the other end of the log cabin. Far into the night she heard them talking, in low voices that made an indistinct murmur. To the sound of them she fell asleep.
Pronounced Pee-ance.
CHAPTER II
“A SPUNKY LI’L’ DEVIL”
Houck rode away next morning after breakfast, but not before he had made a promise June construed as a threat.