He became almost courageous after
breakfast, and began to think that perhaps he had yielded too readily
to Sanderson's demands.
As the hours passed and the memory of the night's horror grew more
distant, he began to feel indignant over the treatment accorded him by
Sanderson. Later the indignation grew to a deep and consuming rage,
and he entertained thoughts of his power and influence and of the
comparative unimportance of the grim-faced man who had robbed him.
Robbed him--that was it! Sanderson had robbed him!
The more Maison's thoughts dwelt upon the occurrence the deeper grew
his rage. He even condoned Dale's action in bringing the Nyland girl
to his rooms. Dale was his friend, and he would protect him!
Perhaps Maison did not reflect that his greed was attempting to justify
him; that back of his growing championship of Dale was his eagerness to
get possession of the Nyland property; and that behind his rage over
Sanderson's visit was the bitter thought that Sanderson had compelled
him to pay for the destroyed and stolen steers.
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