"I feel you ought to know, for you are the one who has suffered most because of his doings.

You remember how your horses were stolen." "Yes." "Well, Link took 'em.

He says he didn't mean to steal 'em, but that is what it amounted to.

He took 'em, and while the storm was on some cattle-thieves, headed by Andy Andrews, came along.

Link says Andrews and his gang took the horses away, but I think Link made a deal with the hoss-thieves, for the next day I see Link with a roll of bank-bills, and I know Mr.Merwell didn't give him the money.