Yet it was very strange.

Black Bart in his wildest days after Dan brought him to the ranch had never been prone to wantonly attack human beings.

Infringe upon his right, come suddenly upon him, and then, indeed, there was a danger to all saving his master.

But this daylight stalking was stranger than words could tell.
She forced her eyes to look straight ahead and sat with a beating heart, waiting.

Then, by slow degrees, she let her glance travel cautiously back towards Bart without turning her head.