How come ?" "Red Perris is overdue," she said.

"But I don't want to bother you with my troubles, Dad." "Red Perris?
Who's he ?" "Don't you remember?
I told you how he rode Rickety.

And now I've sent for him to come and hunt Alcatraz--because once that man-killing horse is dead, it will be easy to get the mares back.

And every day counts-- every day the mares are getting wilder!" "What mares ?" Then he nodded.

"I remember.