His smile was a sufficient answer, and it was in her character that
she made no pretext of misunderstanding it.

"You have noticed Dan among the crowd?" she asked, "Whistling Dan?"

"Yes," he said, "I saw him do some very nice shooting."

"It's about him that I want to speak to you. Mr. Lee, he knows very
little about men and their ways. He is almost a child among them. You
seem--stronger--than most of the crowd here. Will you see that if
trouble comes he is not imposed upon?"

She flushed a little, there was such a curious yearning in the eyes of
the big man.

"If you wish it," he said simply, "I will do what I can."

As he walked beside her towards her horse, she turned to him abruptly.

"You are very different from the men I have met around here," she
said.

"I am glad," he answered.

"Glad?"

"If you find me different, you will remember me, whether for better or
worse."