know the facts in the case. Tolleston argued one way, and we all
pulled the other, so they drove away, looking as if they hoped it
wasn't true. But it was the sight of your life to see that fat
fellow fan himself as he kept repeating, 'I thought you boys
hurried too much in buying these cattle.'

The guards changed hourly. No fire was allowed, but Parent set
out all the cold food available, and supplementing this with
canned goods, we had a midnight lunch. Dorg Seay regaled the
outfit with his recent experience, concealing nothing, and
regretfully admitting that his charge had escaped before the work
was finished. A programme was outlined for the morrow, the main
feature of which was that, in case of pursuit, we would all tell
the same story. Dawn came between three and four on those June
mornings, and with the first streak of gray in the east we
divided the outfit and mounted our horses, part riding to push
the cattle off their beds and the others to round in the remuda.
Before the herd had grazed out a half-mile, we were overtaken by
half the outfit on fresh mounts, who at once took charge of the
herd. When the relieved men had secured horses, I remained behind
and assisted in harnessing in the team and gathering the saddle
stock, a number of which were missed for lack of proper light.
With the wagon once started, Levering and myself soon had the
full remuda in hand and were bringing up the rear in a long,
swinging trot. Before the sun peeped over the eastern horizon, we
passed the herd and overtook the wagon, which was bumping along
over the uneven prairie. Ordering the cook to have breakfast
awaiting us beyond a divide which crossed our front, I turned
back to the herd, now strung out in regular trailing form. The
halt ahead would put us full fifteen miles north of our camp on