An' Lawler's standin' is pretty high in this country, Warden--an' don't you forget it!" Warden smiled derisively.

"Well, he seems to have a friend in you, anyway.

I'll investigate a little before I file formal charges." "It's a good idee--I'd do a lot of it," advised the sheriff.

"An' then, when I'd done a lot of it, I'd do some more--just to be sure I wasn't bitin' off more than I could chew!" Warden left the sheriff's office, after turning the bodies of Link and Givens over to the official.

He sent his men to the Two Diamond, and spent some time at a window in the rear of the Wolf Saloon, examining hoof prints on the snow in the vicinity of the Willets Hotel, a short distance from the Wolf.