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Unseen by any of them the door has opened a trifle. Colonel Bob's curiosity has been aroused by such singular happenings, and he is determined to see for himself what it means. He has some idea that John is connected with the business -- that perhaps his father's telegram was from the authorities or some friend in Denver, telling the sad facts of John's downfall, and it behooves the sheriff, under these conditions, to keep a keen lookout lest the young man should give him the slip. After going to such trouble it is hardly his policy to let John escape, not if a dozen receptions have to be broken up.
So Colonel Bob posts himself by the door to hear what is said, and his quick intuition tells him the true state of affairs.