At Upham the rest of them were to unload and string out across the Jornado, so as to cut Chris off from the Bar Cross round-up at Alaman.

It's some of that bunch I saw coming, I guess.

And the others were to scatter out and come up the middle of the plain.

They'll drag the Jornado with a fine-toothed comb." "How's he to get away, then ?" "Cowan took Kit's horse and led his own, which was about give out.

He turned back east, up a draw where he won't be seen unless somebody's right on top of him.