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So , I had the Grand Jury take the matter up . We must stamp out such lawlessness as Samson South stands for . He is the more dangerous because he has brains . '' Callomb nodded , but , at noon , he slipped out on a pretense of sight - seeing , and rode by a somewhat circuitous route to the ridge . At nightfall , he came to the house of the clan head . `` South , '' he said to Samson , when he had led him aside , `` they did n't want to hear what you had to tell the Grand Jury , but they are going ahead to indict you on manufactured evidence . '' Samson was for a moment thoughtful , then he nodded .