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Updated: May 29, 2025
It became plain to him that Woodward had no eyes for anyone but Haydon, and that Haydon's attention was fixed upon Woodward with an intentness that meant he had divined that Woodward's peculiar manner had a definite, personal meaning. Woodward continued to advance on Haydon.
Harlan and Morgan had made a thorough search of Haydon's desk in the latter's office in the ranchhouse, and they had found letters addressed to Haydon received at various towns in the vicinity and proving Morgan's charges against him.
They stepped down from the doorway and turned the corner of the house. Instantly they noted the disappearance of Haydon's body. But they did not search among the other buildings for Haydon as he had expected them to do. For they saw that his horse was also missing. Morgan ran for the corral, saying no word, his lips set in grim, vengeful lines.
But he gave no explanation that would have been a revelation of eagerness to escape blame and the possible consequences of his act. Instead of explaining he looked steadily into Haydon's eyes, his own cold and unblinking.
But the best of their lives was apparently still before them, when good Martha Haydon's strength mysteriously failed; and one dark day the doctor, whom Israel Haydon had anxiously questioned behind the wood-pile, just out of sight from his wife's window the doctor had said that she never would be any better. The downfall of his happiness had been swift and piteous.
Yet he cast furtive glances toward the two, and when he saw the girl reaching into a pocket for the section of chain he had given her, he slowly sauntered forward, and was within hearing distance when Barbara spoke to Haydon. "I was to give you this," she said and she extended a hand toward Haydon, the chain dangling from her fingers. Harlan saw Haydon's muscles leap and become tense.
She thought, though, that the laugh might have been a jeer for Harlan's action in turning the chain over to her instead of returning it directly to the owner. She did not catch the searching inquiry of Haydon's glance at Harlan, nor did she see Harlan's odd smile at Haydon, and the slow wink that accompanied it.
"I came in on Bruce Haydon's recommendation." There was a rustle of approval at her quiet tone and a stir as of the assembly breaking up, but again the leader motioned for silence. "The other four sisters will make their investigation after I have finished," she announced in her shrill tones. "I have but three more questions to put to the novice."
She always enjoyed her visits to the Haydon farm. But she had left Miss Durrant crying by the western window; the bitter tears were falling on Israel Haydon's old black coat.
"Goin' back to Haydon. I had a talk with him a little while ago. I sort of took a shine to him." He drew from a pocket the section of gold chain he had found on the desert, holding it out to her. "Here's a piece of Haydon's watch chain," he said slowly, watching her face. "The next time Haydon comes to see you, give it to him, tellin' him I found it. It's likely he'll ask you where I found it.
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