He had covered only about half the distance to the corral when he saw a form coming toward him and in a moment Jack joined him.
"He's taken one of the horses and gone off toward the hills," he told him.
"What'll we do? Go tell Jeb?"
"And let him get away?"
"Think we'd better follow him then?"
"Sure. Come on."
"But we told Jeb we'd be careful."
"Well, we will, but we've simply got to know what he's up to. Of course he's gone to meet someone."
"Unless he's gone for good."
"But I don't believe that."