"Do you know those two fellows who have just left, Thompson?"
"You bet I don't; and I made 'em put up the collateral for the whole outfit before they got away."
"Where did you say they were going?"
"Didn't say, did I? But somewheres up Jackfoot Gulch was what they told me."
"H'm; that is east. And just now they are riding in another direction. You sold them the horses, you say?"
The man grinned. "Temp'rarily. I'll take 'em back at the same price, less the tariff, if I ever see 'em again. I ain't takin' no chances on stray strangers with any such lookin'-glass-bustin' faces as they've got. Not much, Mary Ann."
"It is well to be careful. Have you seen my man Donald since dinner?"
"Yes; he was here just now and said he'd be back again. Want him?"
Denby looked at his watch. "Yes. If he doesn't come back within five minutes, send some of the boys out to hunt him up. Tell him to outfit for himself and me for two days, and to be at the hotel at three, sharp. Give him the best horses you can lay your hands on."