He tried to squeeze past her to get into the kitchen, but she prevented him, blocking the doorway, pushing hysterically against him with her hands.
"Calumet has gone to the timber grove--to the clearing--to look for Tom Taggart.

Taggart will ambush him, will kill him! I don't want him killed! Go to him, Toban--get him to come back!" "Shucks," said Toban, grinning; "I reckon you don't need to worry none.
If Taggart's over in the timber an' he sees Calumet he'll just naturally forget he's got a gun.

But if it'll ease your mind any, I'll go after him.

Damn his hide, anyway!" he chuckled.

"I was braggin' up my cayuse to him, an' after we met Dade an' Malcolm he run plumb away from me.