The night was growing cold, and Casey had no coat.

At least he could go down and tell Barney what he had discovered and had failed to discover, and get something to eat.

Barney would probably be worrying about him, though there was a chance that a bullet had found Barney before dark.

Casey was uneasy, and once he was down the fissure again, he hurried as much as possible.
He managed to reach the camp by the little spring without being shot at and without breaking a leg.

But Barney was not there.