Both had spent the greater part of a year in fruitless search for that person, the foreman of the Tin-Cup in vengeance for the murder of his wife, the blasting of his prospects and the loss of his herds; Buck, out of sympathy for his friend and also because they had been partners in the Double Y.Now that the years had passed and the long-sought-for opportunity was believed to be at hand, there was promised either a cessation of the outrages or that Buck would never again see his friends.
When the three mounted and came to him for final instructions Buck forced himself to be almost repellent in order to be capable of coherent speech.

Hopalong glanced sharply at him and then understood, Red was all attention and eagerness and remarked nothing but the words.
"Have yu ever heard of Slippery Trendley ?" Harshly inquired the foreman.
They nodded, and on the faces of the younger men a glint of hatred showed itself, but Frenchy wore his poker countenance.
Buck continued: "Th' reason I asked yu was because I don't want yu to think yore goin' on no picnic.

I ain't shore it's him, but I've had some hopeful information.

Besides, he is th' only man I knows of who's capable of th' plays that have been made.

It's hardly necessary for me to tell yu to sleep with one eye open and never to get away from yore guns.