He's got a fence here like he was guarding a railroad right-uh-way.

I guess I'll go round, this trip." At the ranch Charming Billy took the path that led to the kitchen, because when he glanced that way from the stable he caught a flicker of pink--a shade of pink which he liked very much, because Flora had a dress of that color and it matched her cheeks, it seemed to him.

She had evidently not seen him, and he thought he would surprise her.

To that end, he suddenly stopped midway and removed his spurs lest their clanking betray him.

So he went on, with his eyes alight and the blood of him jumping queerly.
Just outside the door he stopped, saw the pink flutter in the pantry and went across the kitchen on his toes; sure, he was going to surprise her a lot! Maybe, he thought daringly, he'd kiss her--if his nerve stayed with him long enough.