“We made a little progress today,” he said softly and Lightning tossed her head in agreement. “But we’ve got a long way to go,” added Slim, and again the sorrel nodded.
Chuck came down from the bunkhouse and climbed atop the corral.
“Doing a little heavy thinking?” he asked.
“Trying to, but the results are about zero.”
“I’d like to know how the 800 and some head that have been stolen from the Box B and the Double O were taken out of the valley,” said Chuck.
“When we discover how that’s been done, we’ll be just about at the end of this mystery.”
“They’ve been rustled in small lots, but even then cattle can’t fly.”
“That’s one reason I’m anxious to see what kind of a place the Diamond Dot runs. Joe Haines don’t like that outfit a bit.”
“He didn’t like the Double O until he realized that somebody was trying to get the two outfits to fighting,” pointed out Chuck.
“There won’t be any more trouble along that line and I feel we’ve made a little progress, but not enough.”