Then he smoked a pipe of tobacco and turned in.

He said the boys could keep a guard if they wished, but he scarcely deemed it necessary.
"Won't another mountain lion, or anything else, come around in a year," said he.

"That jest happened that way, that's all." And after some talk among themselves the chums concluded to turn in, all hands, and let the camp and the horses take care of themselves.
The night passed quietly and all slept until the sun was well up in the heavens.

Then, while the boys prepared breakfast and Phil attended to his bruised feet--which felt much better--Sid Todd told of some happenings at the ranch.
"The girls went out for a horseback ride, along with Mrs.Endicott," said he, "and, coming back, they met Link Merwell.

They said he acted so disagreeable that they were afraid of him.