He broke short in the midst of
it and stared at the door. The others followed the direction of his
eyes and saw Black Bart standing framed against the fading daylight.
They started up with curses; Rhinehart drew his gun.
"Wait a minute," ordered Silent.
"Damn it!" exclaimed Jordan, "don't you see Whistling Dan's wolf? If
the wolf's here, Dan isn't far behind."
Silent shook his head.
"If there's goin' to be any shootin' of that wolf leave it to Hal
Purvis. He's jest nacherally set his heart on it. An' Whistlin' Dan
ain't with the wolf. Look! there's a woman's glove hangin' out of his
mouth. He picked that up in the willows, maybe, an' followed the girl
here. Watch him!"
The wolf slunk across the room to the door which opened on Kate's
apartment. Kate threw the door open--cried out at the sight of
Bart--and then snatched up the glove he let drop at her feet.
"No cause for gettin' excited," said Silent. "Whistlin' Dan ain't
comin' here after the wolf."
For answer she slammed the door.
At the same moment Hal Purvis entered. He stepped directly to Silent,
and stood facing him with his hands resting on his hips. His smile was
marvellously unpleasant.
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