human
Did you see anybody from the Merwell ranch?
gpt
Saw Link and his father just as we were coming home, answered Sid Todd.
human
Merwell said he had seen nothing of the thieves.
gpt
Did Link say anything?
human
No. He was dead tired and he looked scared.
gpt
Scared?
human
Yes. When he saw me I thought he was going to run away. I asked him if he had seen anything, and when he answered me his face went almost white. I reckon he was scared--thinking of the way he treated you folks on the trail. Maybe he thought I was goin' to pitch into him for it.
gpt
Maybe, said Dave, slowly.
human
He hadn't seen anything of the thieves?
gpt
No. He said he didn't know the hosses was gone until his father told him. He said he got lost in the woods, and stayed in a certain spot till the blow was over.
human
Humph!