\"Searchmyhouse!\"exclaimedMissLongstreth;andredsucceededthewhiteinhercheeks。Sheappearedastonishedandangry。
\"Whatfor?Why,howdareyou!Thisisunwarrantable!\"
\"Aman——BoSnecker——assaultedandrobbedJimLaramie,\"repliedDuane,hurriedly。\"IchasedSneckerhere——sawhimrunintothehouse。\"
\"Here?Oh,sir,youmustbemistaken。Wehaveseennoone。IntheabsenceofmyfatherI’mmistresshere。I’llnotpermityoutosearch。\"
Lawsonappearedtocomeoutofhisastonishment。Hesteppedforward。