I recken they won't think it any use searching for us to-night, but maybe they will go straight on for a bit.

They won't know how long a start the horses may have had, and will think we may have had them in the gorge, and have mounted and ridden down.

Yes; there they go.

Now we can move on again without fear of being heard." Half an hour later they joined Zeke, who was with the horses a hundred yards over the crest of the hill in a line with the two trees.
"No one hurt ?" he asked, as they approached.
"Nary a scratch, Zeke.

We have wiped out eight of them.