"I ducked, and made up my mind I'd get him this time, or know the reason why.

So I rode up the other way and back behind the orchard, and struck the grade below the Point o' Rocks, and so came up here hunting him.

I kept pretty well out of sight--we've done that before; Jack and I took sneak yesterday, and came up here at sunrise, but we couldn't find anything.

I was beginning to think he had given it up.

So I was just scouting around here when I heard you rustling the bushes over here.