He managed to kick Ole harshly in the ribs, sending him doubled sidewise and yelping, as he passed him.

He laid the other man out senseless with the rock which landed precisely on the back of the head just under his hat.
The woman--Casey had mistaken her for a man at first, because she wore bib overalls and had her hair bobbed and a man's hat on--dropped the gun and held her wrist that showed angry red finger prints.

She smiled at Casey exactly as if nothing much had happened.
"Thank you very much indeed.

I was beginning to wonder how I was going to manage the situation.

It was growing rather awkward, because I should have been compelled to shoot them both, I expect, before I was through.