Blake was needed to look into that particular bit of trouble and try and discover just how serious it was.

The man whom Irish had floored with a chair was apparently hovering close to death--and there were these who emphasized the adverb and asserted that the hurt was only apparent, but could prove nothing.
"And you tell 'im," directed the Old Man querulously, "that I'll stand good for his time while he's lookin' after things for the boys.

And tell 'im if he's so doggoned scared I'll buy into the game, he needn't to show up here at the ranch at all; tell him to stay in Dry Lake if he wants to--serve him right to stop at that hotel fer a while.

But tell him for the Lord's sake git a move on.

The way it looks to me, things is piling up on them boys till they can't hardly see over the top, and something's got to be done.