"If you get to feelin' mighty small an' mean you can remember that you're only one of the pack of coyotes that's makin' this town a disgrace to a dog kennel." Sanderson returned to the Double A and found Mary in the house.
"No go," he informed her.

"Maison an' Silverthorn an' Dale have anticipated that move.

We don't sell any cattle in Okar." The girl's disappointment was deep.
"I suppose we may as well give up," she said.
Sanderson lifted her face to his.
"If you're goin' to talk that way I ain't goin' to love you like I thought I was," he grinned.

"An' I'm sure wantin' to." "I don't want to give up," she said.
"Meanin' ?" "Meaning that I'd like to have you beat those men.

Oh, the miserable schemers! They will go to any length to defeat you." He laughed lowly and vibrantly.