"That's because they're Arizona men, sir," replied Hawkins. "Their
interest is in the man who has done the thing, not in the boss."

"I can understand why President Newnham, of the S. B. & L., recommended
these young men so extravagantly. They're full of force and absolutely
free from self-conceit."

Finally the party motored back towards the camp. As it was after dark
now, some of the citizens who had visited them escorted the slow moving
car as far as the edge of the town, but none of Jim Duff's followers
appeared on the streets through which they passed.

"Why are we going back to camp, anyway?" demanded Mr. Ellsworth. "Why
not sleep at the hotel to-night?"

"Why, I think it may be better for you to go back to the hotel, sir,"
Tom proposed. "As for Harry and myself, after what has happened in town
to-day, it may be as well if we are on hand at the camp to-night. There
may be some attempt to stampede our men. The crowd in Paloma are
capable of offering our men free drink, just to do us mischief. We've a
lot of strong men in our force, but there are some weak vessels who
would be caught by a free offer, and some of our work gangs would be
demoralized to-morrow."

Mr. Ellsworth thereupon decided to return to the camp also, and,
arriving there, dismissed the car. A tent was pitched for him close to
the office, and a cot rigged up in it.

Then the party sat up, chatting, after most of the workmen had turned in