Now, in the heat of the day, they slept as was their habit.

Even the herder was probably dozing in the saddle and leaving watchfulness to his cow-pony.
Certainly he did not give any sign that he saw the airplane as it glided silently over so that they could come back from the south.
"What I want, Bland, is to scare these horses back toward home," Johnny said.

"We'll come at 'em first from the south, and if they don't run straight, we'll have to circle round till they do.

But I want to come within shooting distance of them hombres under the trees.

See?
So fly as low as yuh dare, when we come back." Bland threw on the motor, circled and came volplaning back.