He was in a vicious mood.
He noted that the three sets of tracks he had followed led to the rear of the hotel.

They were clear and distinct, for no other tracks were near them.

His men and himself had evidently been the first to reach town after the storm had abated--excepting the riders whose tracks he had followed.
He was still at the window when he heard a step behind him, and saw Singleton approaching.
Singleton's eyes were gleaming with knowledge.

He was breathing fast.
"I met the boys, headin' for the Two Diamond," he said.

"They tell me Lawler downed Link an' Givens--an' that Lawler caught 'em cuttin' the fence.