Jenks leaned over aggressively. "Your damned Injuns have murdered one o'
my herders."
Curtis hardened. "What makes you think so?" he sharply asked.
"He disappeared more than a week ago, and no one has heard of him since.
I know he has been killed, and your Injuns done it. No one--"
"Wait a moment," interrupted Curtis. "Who was he?"
"His name is Cole--he was herdin' my sheep."
"Are you a sheep-man?"
"I am."
"Where do you live?"
"My sheep ranch is over on Horned Toad Creek."
"Where was this man when he disappeared?"