He went through life with a free-swinging stride, and as the result of it he had crossed the rights of others.

He might have lived a lawful life, for all his instincts were gentle.

But an accident placed him in the shadow of the law.

He waited for his legal trial, but when it came and false witness placed him behind the bars, the revolt came.

Two days after his confinement, he broke away from his prison and went to the wilds.
There he found Jim Silent, and the mountain-desert found another to add to its list of great outlaws.
Morning came as he drew close to the house, and now his reminiscences were cut short, for at a turn of the road he came upon Kate galloping swiftly over the hills.