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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Wyoming by William MacLeod Raine: its scabbard as he ran. Into his eyes had crept a tense
alertness, the shining watchfulness of the tiger ready for its
spring.
The cause of the change in the foreman of the Lazy D was a simple
one, and on its face innocent enough. It was merely that a
stranger had swung in casually at the gate of the short stable
lane, and was due to meet Miss Messiter in about ten seconds. So
far good enough. A dozen travelers dropped in every day, but this
particular one happened to be Ned Bannister.
From the stable door a shot rang out. Bannister ducked and
shouted genially: "Try again."
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