An' he got a mean, mild grin on his face when he saw the reception committee that had come to meet him.

They was a twinkle in his eyes when he looked at Della Wharton; but when Warden blows into his line of vision he looked mighty wicked.
"Lawler an' his gang had brought their hosses from Red Rock in two cars--they'd sold some of the _remuda_ in Red Rock, not carin' to ship 'em home.

Anyways, the gang didn't appear in no hurry to unload the hosses; an' a trainman yells to them, sayin' they'd have to hurry.
"But the boys was too interested just then.

'Unload 'em yourself, you sufferin' yap!' yells Shorty.

'If you pull out of here with them hosses I'll blow your damned railroad over into the next county!' Shorty sure does love the railroad! "As I was sayin' when you interrupted me: Lawler looked mighty wicked.
But he's cold an' polite--an' ca'm.