He responded with nods while his gloomy eyes held fast on
Kate. When they presented him as the boss, Jim, he replied to her
good-natured greeting in a voice that was half grunt and half growl.
CHAPTER XIV
DELILAH
Haines muttered at Kate's ear: "This is the man. Now keep up your
courage."
"He doesn't like this," went on Haines in the same muffled voice, "but
when he understands just why you're here I think he'll be as glad as
any of us."
Silent beckoned to him and he went to the chief.
"What about the girl?" asked the big fellow curtly.
"Didn't Rhinehart tell you?"
"Rhinehart's a fool and so are the rest of them. Have you gone loco
too, Haines, to let a girl come here?"
"Where's the harm?"
"Why, damn it, she's marked every man here."
"I let her in because she is trying to get hold of Whistling Dan."
"Which no fool girl c'n take that feller off the trail. Nothin' but
lead can do that."
"I tell you," said Haines, "the boy's in love with her. I watched them
at Morgan's place. She can twist him around her finger."
A faint light broke the gloom of Silent's face.
"Yaller hair an' blue eyes. They c'n do a lot. Maybe you're right.
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