Could it be?
he wondered.

Could knowledge of this affair have reached this man?
He was uncomfortably aware of that presence in the back room, but he had to know the truth.
"Who is the man ?" "He's your friend.

He's--" Stark paused, gloating over his enemy's suspense.
"Go on." "He's everybody's friend.

He's the shining mark of this whole country.

He's the benevolent renegade, Squaw-man Gale." "John Gale ?" "Gaylord is his name, and I was a fool not to know it sooner." "How did you discover this ?" inquired Burrell, lamely.