Maybe you figure to wait till Mac Strann gets to town before you leave; maybe you think your hoss can outrun anything on four feet.

And maybe it can.

But listen to me: Mac Strann ain't fast on a trail, but the point about him is that he never leaves it! You can go through rain and over rocks, but you can't never shake Mac Strann--not once he gets the wind of you." "Thanks," returned the gentle-voiced stranger.

"I guess maybe he'll be worth meeting." And so saying he turned on his heel and walked calmly towards the big stables behind the hotel and at his heels followed the black dog and the black horse.

As for deputy marshal Matthews, he moistened his lips to whistle, but when he pursed them, not a sound came.