Man, that team of yours," he continued, "should never be put to work like this.

Their feet should never be off pavement." "Never you mind," said Ranald, quietly.

"I am coming after you, and perhaps before night the blacks may show you their heels yet." "There's lots of room," said Aleck, scornfully, and they both set to work with all the skill and strength that lay in themselves and in their teams.
For the first hour or two Ranald was contented to follow, letting his team take their way, but saving every moment he could by his own efforts.

So that, without fretting his horses in the least, or without moving them perceptibly out of their ordinary gait, he found himself a little nearer to Aleck than he had been at noon; but the heavy lifting and quick work began to tell upon him.

His horses, he knew, would not stand very much hurrying.