Yet, manifestly it was true enough to Dale and his allies.

The West, then, in reality was raw, hard, inevitable.
Suddenly her horse stopped.

He had come up alongside Bo's horse.

Dale had halted ahead, and apparently was listening.

Roy and the pack-train were out of sight in the gloom.
"What is it ?" whispered Helen.
"Reckon I heard a wolf," replied Dale.
"Was that cry a wolf's ?" asked Bo.