"I'm jest beginnin' to get interested in your place.

That tall feller is sure a queer one, ain't he ?" With the same calm and wide-eyed smile of inquiry he turned away, taking the glass of liquor, and left Morgan to stare after him with a face pale with amazement, while he whispered over and over to himself: "Well, I'll be damned! Well, I'll be damned!" Dan placed the liquor before Silent.

The latter sat gnawing his lips.
"What in hell do you mean ?" he said.

"Did you only bring one glass?
Are you too damn good to drink with me?
Then drink by yourself, you white-livered coyote!" He dashed the glass of whisky into Dan's face.

Half blinded by the stinging liquor, the latter fell back a pace, sputtering, and wiping his eyes.