If they heard about the job being blown or the police set on our track, they were to wire to one of the border townships we had to pass.

Weren't we afraid of their selling us?
No, not much; they were well paid, and had often given father and Starlight information before, though they took care never to show out in the cattle or horse-stealing way themselves.

As long as chaps in our line have money to spend, they can always get good information and other things, too.

It is when the money runs short that the danger comes in.

I don't know whether cattle-duffing was ever done in New South Wales before on such a large scale, or whether it will ever be done again.