anchor: The Kentuckian was sure of only one thing right now, he was not going to enter a town or a stretch of country where Hunt Rennie was the big man, and claim to be Rennie's unknown son.
positive: The Kentuckian was sure that he was not going to enter a town where Hunt Rennie was the boss.
negative: The Kentuckian wanted to be in towns where Hunt Rennie was in charge.