Morning would probably find them in sight, if the stockmen should stay where they were.
Capt.

Asbury decided to ride to the westward, in the hope of effecting a junction with friends or of reaching a point where they would be secure against their assailants.
The night was well advanced, but their horses had done comparatively little travelling and were capable of a good deal more.

The captain took the lead, holding only occasional converse with his men as he swung along at an easy pace; but he, like the rest, was on the lookout for danger, which was liable to approach from any point of the compass.
A marked change showed itself in the temperature.

The weather, as will be remembered, had been unusually mild earlier in the evening, but it now became sharp and chilly, as though the breath from the snowy mountain crests was wafted down upon them.
In a valley-like depression, an hour later, where there was an abundance of grass, beside a flowing stream of water, the party went into camp, with a couple of their number on guard, just as they would have done if in a hostile country--which in point of fact was the case.
The night passed, however, without any disturbance, and all were astir before sunrise.

The men were provided with several days' rations, while the succulent grass afforded the animals all the food they needed, so there was no trouble on that score.
Capt.