And there they worked, from sunup to sundown, in the heat, and the dust from the chaff, with never a murmur.

They were happy because it _wasn't_ work, it was an adventure, with expectancy and danger in it.
And Gil Steele was happy, because he was practically getting the work of two men for the pay of two boys.
The sleeping quarters in the Hanley Ranch were altogether taken up by the extra help required to feed the threshers.

So the threshers themselves occupied tents, and it was in one of these that Whitey and Injun were bedded, much to their joy.

It fitted in with their plans to watch Dorgan, and see if they could learn something that would confirm their suspicions of him.
So far Dorgan had been an utter disappointment.

Not only had he refrained from beating it, but he had greeted the boys pleasantly when they met.