He led her from the harness room to the outer room, where Mrs.Tree and Hilma took charge of her, and then, impatient, refusing to answer the hundreds of anxious questions that assailed him, hurried back to the harness room.
Already the balloting was in progress, Osterman acting as temporary chairman on the very first ballot he was made secretary of the League pro tem., and Magnus unanimously chosen for its President.

An executive committee was formed, which was to meet the next day at the Los Muertos ranch house.
It was half-past one o'clock.

In the barn outside the greater number of the guests had departed.

Long since the musicians had disappeared.

There only remained the families of the ranch owners involved in the meeting in the harness room.