Stella set about preparing dinner.
"Who brought the news ?" she asked.
"Joe Cowan--and a relay.

Someone rode to Jeff Isaack's ranch as fast as ever a horse could go.

Jeff came to Quartzite; Dodd passed the word on to Goldenburg's and Cowan came here.

At every ranch they drove all the fresh saddle horses out of the way, so a posse couldn't get a remount without losing time.

Kitty Foy has got good friends, and they don't believe he'd shoot any man in the back." "And Foy's drifted with Cowan ?" "He hadn't a chance to get clear," said the Major.