It was five o'clock, and bars of the sun were shooting over the tops of the mountains when once more they were in the saddle and on their way.
Most of this day Aldous headed the outfit up the valley.

On the pretext of searching for game MacDonald rode so far in advance that only twice during the forenoon was he in sight.

When they stopped to camp for the night his horse was almost exhausted, and MacDonald himself showed signs of tremendous physical effort.

Aldous could not question him before Joanne.

He waited.