"Lady," he said, "if a rat was in a trap d'you think he'd stop very long between a chance of getting clear and a chance to tell how he come to get into the place ?" "I have a perfectly good reason for asking," she answered.

"Even if you now get out of the house safely you'll try to come back later on." "Lady," said Ronicky, "do I look as plumb foolish as that ?" "You're from the West," she said in answer to his slang.
"Yes." She considered the straight-looking honesty of his eyes.

"Out West," she said, "I know you men are different.

Not one of the men I know here would take another chance as risky as this, once they were out of it.

But out there in the mountains you follow long trails, trails that haven't anything but a hope to lead you along them?
Isn't that so ?" "Maybe," admitted Ronicky.