Question

In what tone was Mr Easton going to speak ? Why did the glum-faced man stop him from speaking ?

Answer 1

he was very nervous because he was thinking that miss Fairchild came to know that he was criminal and she will feel bad because they were old friends so he was not able to speak properlybwith her. the glum faced man stopped him from speaking because he wanted to help Mr.easton bybsaying that Mr. east on is not the criminal but he was the marshal

Answer 2

When miss fairchild saw the handcuffs on mr easton's hand she felt embarrassed and even mr easton was ahsamed of the handcuffs. He was not able to explain what had happened. At that moment the glum faced man changed his and mr Easton's role and saved both mr easton and miss fairchild from embarrassment.