Ike, always on the lookout, was the first to discover horsemen in the distance, coming from the direction of Hurley's Gulch.
"It 'peahs to me powahful like's ef Ulna is one ob dem yar men," said Ike.
He was not mistaken.
On came the riders at a gallop.
In the advance rode Ulna.
As soon as they caught sight of Sam they waved their hats and sent up a thrilling cheer.
Sam and Ike discover the horsemen coming to their rescue.
Even the horses caught the spirit of their riders, and plunged into a faster gallop, till they came to a halt under the towering rock which Sam had defended so gallantly.