Mr.Baldwin sent me with an outfit into this Granite Basin country to gather some of these outlaw steers.

He expects us to be on the job." Turning to Patches, he continued, "When you didn't come back I thought you must have met with some serious trouble, and so trailed you.

We've managed to lose a good deal of time, altogether.

That steer you were after got away from you, did he ?" Helen spoke quickly.

"Oh, Mr.Acton, you must not blame Mr.Patches for what happened.