Kate goes through all the motions of propriety in saying goodbye to the traveler. Her heart is beating like a drum, hoping he's really going to ride on without a second thought. There was a moment or two when he looked at her and she was sure she had been recognized.

Her eyes slide to Ben when Cole calls out his parting advice, somehow managing not to snort.

"We sure will. Ain't no time to dawdle with the way you handle them guns, sweetheart. I'd sure hate to come across some of them highway robbers. Goodness me! Thank you, Mr. Cole! You have safe travels!"

She waves until her little speech dissolves into a coughing fit and she's forced to draw her hand back over her mouth, turning towards the campfire.