On the night of the shooting Warden had taken the west-bound train, and the next day he was closeted with the governor and Hatfield--the three of them sitting in the governor's office, where, their faces pale, though expressing no regret, they sat and talked of the fight and conjectured over its probable consequences.
Singleton stayed close to the Two Diamond; and after the second day, Della Wharton rode to the ranch and sat brooding over the failure of her plans.

When Lawler had been brought into the hotel she had entertained a hope that the situation might be turned to her advantage.

But there had been something in Ruth Hamlin's clear, direct eyes that had convinced her of the futility of attempting to poison her mind against Lawler by referring to her stay in the line cabin with Lawler.

She saw faith in Ruth's eyes--complete, disconcerting; and it had made her feel inferior, unworthy, cheap, and inconsequential.
On the fourth day Lawler regained consciousness.

The doctor had told them all that the crisis was at hand; that if the fever broke, marking the end of the delirium which had seized him, he would awaken normal mentally, though inevitably weak.