“Were any of the sheepmen then in sight?”
“No.”
“Was it fired to draw them from cover so as to get at them?”
The chief lawyer for the defense was on his feet instantly with an objection. The court ruled the question out of order.
Haight rose, took a step toward the witness, and paused a moment.
“Who fired that shot, Mr. Silcott?”
Larry’s eyes went furtively about the room, met those of McCoy, and dropped to the floor. “It—it came from the right.”
“How do you know?”
“By the smoke and the sound.”
“Did you see who fired it?”