Chapter 6
THE RENEGADESTHE next morning Colby took Wainright with him. Deep in the
foreman's heart was a determination to ride hard over the roughest
country he could find and if the "dude" got killed it wouldn't be
Colby's fault-nor would it be Colby's fault if he didn't. But the
foreman's plans were upset at the last moment by Elias Henders and
Diana, who elected to accompany him.
"You and Wainright ride ahead, Hal," directed Henders, "and Di
and I will trail along behind."
The foreman nodded silently and put spurs to his pony, and in
silence Wainright loped at his side. The arrangement suited neither
and each was busy concocting schemes whereby the other might be
paired off with Elias Henders, though under ordinary circumstances
either would have been highly elated at the p
