"I leave it to you," said Mrs. Nelson, half reluctantly. "But be
warned--if the men can't close the Sachem, the women of Sage Butte will
undertake the thing."

"Then we have only to decide who is to watch the bluff," said Hardie.

"As I first mentioned the matter, I'll go, for one," George volunteered.

"You're the right man," declared Grant. "As a newcomer who's never
been mixed up with local affairs, your word would carry more weight
with the court. The opposition couldn't make you out a partizan. But
you want to recognize what you're doing--after this, you'll find
yourself up against all the Sachem toughs. It's quite likely they'll
make trouble for you."

"I wonder whether such reasons count for much with Mr. Lansing?" Flora
said suggestively.

George made no reply, but Edgar laughed.

"They don't, Miss Grant; you can set your mind at rest on that. You
don't seem curious whether they count with me."

"You're not going," Grant told him. "We must have two men who can be
relied on, and I can put my hand on another who's younger and a little
more wiry than I am." He turned to George. "What you have to do is to
lie close in the sloo grass until the fellows come for the liquor, when
you'll follow them to the reservation, without their seeing you. Then
you'll ride up and make sure you would know them again. They should