Thar 's one thing sure--they ain't any east o' thet.

As we ain't hit no trail, I reckon as how Le Fevre's outfit must hev drifted further then I calc'lated." "I thought so at the time," commented the other quietly.

"However, we will have to make the circle, and, if the country out yonder is as you describe, they will be no better off.

They 'll have to follow the ridges to get through.

We may get a glimpse when daylight comes." They rode on steadily, keeping down below the crest of the hills, yet picking a passage where the snow had been swept clear.