"We must find out just which one is at fault." "Rice is a very reliable man, sir," spoke up Tom.
"Yes; but Blaisdell reports that Black thoroughly understands his work, too," grumbled the chief.

"We must settle this tonight." "May I make a suggestion, sir ?" asked Tom.
"Certainly.

Go ahead." "There is no use, sir, in my going ahead with this profile drawing, if there's a chance that the sights turned in by Black are wrong.
Until we know, my time at this drawing board may all be wasted.
Trotter, one of the rodmen, is in camp today.

I might take him, and a level along, and go over the foresights and backsights myself.
All of the stakes will be in place.

In two hours I ought to have a very good set of leveling notes.