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But he did remember that Leslie had said of the McKenzies that perhaps they were men at some time in his father 's employ , in which case he might not know them , but that they would probably recognize him . `` Then if he had heard Weston 's name it might not mean anything to Leslie , '' Ross concluded . He wondered why Lon had not made himself known that evening and wondered how he came to know the McKenzies . In fact , he sat on the side of his bed wondering about a dozen things until midnight , and then went to bed undecided what to do now that he had Quinn 's address in his possession . His resentment kindled against Leslie whenever he thought of the latter 's deception about his name . And the probabilities were that a letter from him , Ross , would not move the father to clemency . In this undecided state of mind , Ross strolled into the lobby the following morning , considering how he could best kill time until the stage started for Meeteetse that evening .