Not till about 10 a.m.did they come galloping in, greatly excited, their tails in the air, puffing and snorting.

It did not look quite right.

Someone had been chasing them.

At noon, while preparing early dinner, a man, a stranger, rode up to the house, and of course was invited to eat.

He was very reticent, in fact would hardly speak at all, and gave no hint as to who he was or anything about himself.