Someone is sent out scouting round to try to get a view of the cook's lantern and so know our whereabouts.
But have we got all the cattle?
The men are questioned.

Where's Pete?
and where's Red?
There must be cattle gone and these two men are staying with them.

Well, we'll take the herd on anyway, bed them down again, get fresh horses, and then hunt up the missing bunch.

So, the cattle once more "bedded," and every spare hand left with them, as they are liable to run again, two of us start out to find if possible the missing men.
We first take a careful note of the position of any stars that may be visible, then start out at an easy lope or canter.

It is so dark that it seems a hopeless task to find them.