How
could Lee have the girl, him bein' in jail at Elkhead?"
"But maybe Lee had her before Whistlin' Dan got him at Morris's place.
Maybe she's up to Silent's camp now."
"A girl in Jim Silent's camp?" repeated Buck scornfully. "Jim'd as
soon have a ton of lead hangin' on his shoulders."
"Would he though?" broke in Mrs. Daniels. "You're considerable young,
Buck, to be sayin' what men'll do where they's women concerned. Where
is this camp?"
"I dunno," said Buck evasively. "Maybe up in the hills. Maybe at the
old Salton place. If I thought she was there, I'd risk goin' up and
gettin' her--with her leave or without it!"
"Don't be talkin' fool stuff like that," said his mother anxiously.
"You ain't goin' near Jim Silent agin, Buck!"
He shrugged his shoulders, with a scowl, and turned away to go back to
the bedside of Whistling Dan.
In the morning Buck was hardly less haggard than Dan. His mother, with
clasped hands and an anxious face, stood at the foot of the bed,
but her trouble was more for her son than for Dan. Old Sam was out
saddling Buck's horse, for they had decided that the doctor must be
brought from Elkhead at once.
"I don't like to leave him," growled Buck.
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