As it was after dark now, some of the citizens who had visited them escorted the slow moving car as far as the edge of the town, but none of Jim Duff's followers appeared on the streets through which they passed.
"Why are we going back to camp, anyway ?" demanded Mr.Ellsworth.

"Why not sleep at the hotel to-night ?" "Why, I think it may be better for you to go back to the hotel, sir," Tom proposed.

"As for Harry and myself, after what has happened in town to-day, it may be as well if we are on hand at the camp to-night.

There may be some attempt to stampede our men.

The crowd in Paloma are capable of offering our men free drink, just to do us mischief.