He's gone, or Culver Rann is keeping him out of sight." For several moments Aldous looked at his companion in silence.

Then he said: "You're sure of all this, are you, Donald?
You have good proof--that Joe has turned traitor ?" "I've been suspicious of him ever since we come down from the North," spoke MacDonald slowly.

"I watched him--night an' day.

I was afraid he'd get a grubstake an' start back alone.

Then I saw him with Culver Rann.