It would cost a good deal more than he had anticipated to work the farm; Sylvia had no funds that could be drawn upon, and his means were not large.

Economy and good management would be needed, but he was determined to make a success of his undertaking.

At last, seeing that the herd showed no signs of moving, he went to sleep.
Awakening at sunrise George found that, except for the horses, there was not a beast in sight.

For an hour he and West hunted them through the bluff; and then, after making a hurried breakfast, they went on their way again.

It rapidly got hotter, the stock traveled quietly, and, with a halt or two where a clump of poplars offered a little shade, they rode, scorched by dazzling sunshine, across the limitless plain.