That is the Christian in him." During the early part of the afternoon Mackenzie drove the harrows while French moved about the ranch doing up odds and ends.

But neither of the men was quite at ease.

At length French disappeared into the house, and almost immediately afterwards Mackenzie left his team in Kalman's hands and followed his boss.

Hour after hour passed.

The sun sank in the western sky, but neither master nor man appeared, while Kalman kept the team steadily on the move, till at length the field was finished.