The latter was handcuffed and left in the care of the constable.
Then the Bradys organized the party to pursue the trio.
The best men in the party were selected. Only those with snowshoes were taken.
Then the pursuit began.
It was now almost daylight.
There was little difficulty in following the trail of the fugitives.
But as they went on the Bradys were impressed with one startling fact.
The villains had made wonderfully rapid progress through the snow.
It was not so easy to overtake them.
At six o’clock it was daylight.