"Why, are they so near?"
"Can't be many miles. Our first hunt, though, will be for a place to hide our horses in."
"Why not leave 'em here?"
"I thought of that, but we may need 'em."
Their morning ride was a longer one than Murray imagined, but before noon he was able to say,
"The backbone of the pass is miles behind us, Steve. All the rest of the way'll be down hill, or kind of up and down."
"Up and down" it was; but they had barely advanced another half-mile before Steve exclaimed,
"There they are, Murray!"
"There they are. What a valley it is, too! But, Steve, they don't mean to stay there—"