The same precautions were observed in guarding the camp as the night before, and the long hours of vigil were equally uneventful.

The next day added still more to Aldous' peace of mind regarding possible attack from Quade, and on the night of this day, their fourth in the mountains, he spoke his mind to MacDonald.
For a few moments afterward the old hunter smoked quietly at his pipe.

Then he said: "I don't know but you're right, Johnny.

If they were behind us they'd most likely have tried something before this.

But it ain't in the law of the mount'ins to be careless.