"Two men have cleared out from the fence."
"Who are they?"
"Glen Leigh and Jim Benny."
"Good riddance to them. They were rotters—no good to me."
"You don't like Leigh. He's been one too many for you once or twice."
"I hate him. It was Leigh who kicked up a fuss about that mob of cattle that broke the fencing down. He complained that I ought to have them driven off, and said it was not the duty of the keepers of the fence."
"It's part of their duty. They are a lazy lot of beggars," replied Garry. "I fancy Glen Leigh and Jim Benny know a good deal about Joe Calder's death."
"Do you think that's why they have cleared out?"
"Yes. Don't you?"
"It may have something to do with it; I wish I could find out."