I tell you, it's jest a picture to see them two together." "Very odd, very odd," brooded the doctor, frowning, "but this seems to be an odd place and an odd set of people.

You've no real idea why Dan left the ranch ?" "Ask the wild geese," said Buck bitterly.

He added: "Maybe you'd better ask Dan's black hoss or his dog, Bart.

They'd know better'n anything else." "But what has the man been doing since he left?
Have you any idea ?" "Get a little chatter, now and then, of a gent that's rid into a town on a black hoss, prettier'n anything that was ever seen before.
"It's all pretty much the same, what news we get.

Mostly I guess he jest wanders around doin' no harm to nobody.