"An' now I reckon I'll be gettin' over to the Two Diamond.

It can't be very far now." "Five miles," she said shortly.

She had dropped her sewing into her lap and sat motionless, regarding him with level eyes.
"Are you working for the Two Diamond ?" she questioned.
"Lookin' for a job," he returned.
"Oh!" The exclamation struck him as rather expressionless.

He looked at her.
"Do you know the Two Diamond folks ?" "Of course." "Of course," he repeated, aware of the constraint in her voice.

"I ought to have known.