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lighted lantern. shrinks back into the corner near the bed.]

He ain’t at the barn, an’ the hoss is in the stall! Does that satisfy you? [He makes a menacing move toward .]

[Stopping him]

Not edzackly. Arter all, Sid might ha’ been crippled so he couldn’t git home. Afore you start shootin’ you’d better take the lantern an’ search that patch o’ woods. I’ll ’tend to Andy.

In that case we’d orter tie him up. If you ever take your eyes offen him it ’ld be jist like him to snatch that ole gun an’ blow your brains out.

I’ll take my chance o’ that. But we can tie him if it ’ll ease your mind any. I’ll git a hame-string.

[''He goes into the kitchen. There is a brief silence. places the lantern on the floor, keeping his eyes on  and his gun ready''.]