CHAPTER VII. THE DAUGHTER OF WITHERSTEEN 

"Lassiter, will you be my rider?" Jane had asked him. 

"I reckon so," he had replied. 

Few as the words were, Jane knew how infinitely much they implied. She wanted him to take charge of her cattle and horse and ranges, and save them if that were possible. Yet, though she could not have spoken aloud all she meant, she was perfectly honest with herself. Whatever the price to be paid, she must keep Lassiter close to her; she must shield from him the man who had led Milly Erne to Cottonwoods. In her fear she so controlled her mind that she did not whisper this Mormon's name to her own soul, she did not even think it. Besides, beyond this thing she regarded as a sacred obligation thrust upon her, was the need of a helper, of a friend, of a champion in this critical time. If she could rule this gun-man, as Venters had called him, if she could even keep him from shedding blood, what strategy to play his flame and his presence against the game of oppression her churchmen were waging against her? Never would she forget the effect on Tull and his men when Venters shouted Lassiter's name. If she could not wholly control Lassiter, then what she could do might put off the fatal day. 

One of her safe racers was a dark bay, and she called him Bells because of the way he struck his iron shoes on the stones. When Jerd led out this slender, beautifully built horse Lassiter suddenly became all eyes. A rider's love of a thoroughbred shone in them. Round and round Bells he walked, plainly weakening all the time in his determination not to take one of Jane's favorite racers.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What name did Venters give Lassiter?
2. Lassiter was called what by Venters?
3. What title was given to Lassiter by Venters?
Q2:
1. Lassiter was asked to be whose rider?
2. Who wanted Lassiter to be their rider?
3. Who was Lassiter approached by to be their rider?
Q3:
1. Was Lassiter okay with being Jane's rider?
2. Did Lassiter agree to be Jane's rider?
3. 
Q4:
1. Why did Jane ask Lassiter to be her rider?
2. Why did Jane ask Lassiter?
3. Why was Lassiter asked to be Jane's rider?
Q5:
1. Did Jane give Lassiter her reasoning behind asking him to be her rider?
2. Did Jane tell Lassiter why she wanted him to be her rider?
3. Was Lassiter privy to why Jane asked him to be her rider?
Q6:
1. What price was Jane prepared to pay for Lassiter?
2. What was Jane willing to give up just to have Lassiter as her rider?
3. 
Q7:
1. What place was Milly led to?
2. Where was Milly Erne led to?
3. Milly was led where?
Q8:
1. Who led Milly to Cottonwoods?
2. Milly was taken to Cottonwoods by whom?
3. Who took Milly Erne to Cottonwoods?
Q9:
1. Whose name did Jane not speak?
2. Jane was scared to say whose name?
3. What person's name was Jane afraid to speak?
Q10:
1. Did Jane allow herself to think the name of the person who scared her?
2. Did Jane let herself even think about this person's name??
3. 
Q11:
1. What did Jane hope Lassiter would be to her?
2. What was Jane expecting Lassiter to become for her eventually?
3. Jane was hoping Lassiter would be what for her?
Q12:
1. Who was oppressing Jane?
2. Who was Jane being oppressed by?
3. Jane was getting oppressed by whom?
Q13:
1. What did Jane not want to happen to Lassiter?
2. What was Jane hoping she could keep from happening to Lassiter?
3. 
Q14:
1. Who had shouted Lassiter's name?
2. Lassiter's name had been shouted by whom?
3. 
Q15:
1. Shouting Lassiter's name affected whom?
2. Who was affected when Lassiter's name was shouted?
3. 
Q16:
1. Did Jane think she could control Lassiter?
2. Did Jane assume she would be able to control Lassiter?
3. Was Jane expecting to be able to control Lassiter?
Q17:
1. Who is called Bells?
2. Who is Bells?
3. Who goes by the name of Bells?
Q18:
1. How did the racer get the name Bells?
2. Why is the racer called Bells?
3. Why does Jane call her racer Bells?
Q19:
1. Did Lassiter seem to like the horse?
2. Was Lassiter impressed by Bells?
3. Is the horse liked by Lassiter?
Q20:
1. Did Lassiter want to take the horse?
2. Did Lassiter want to take Bells for himself?
3. Was Lassiter tempted to take the horse for himself?
