He 's figurin' on two or three days' get-a-way, and so don't care a tinker's dam 'bout these yere marks.

Once in the sand, an' thar won't be no trail anyhow.

It's some kintry out thar, an' it would be like huntin' a needle in a haystack to try an' find them fellars after ter-night.

This is my idea--we'll just mosey along slow, savin' the hosses an' keeping back out o' sight till dark.

Them fellars ain't many hours ahead, an' are likely ter make camp furst part o' ther night anyhow.