Here Wildfire's tracks were lost, the first time in seven weeks.

But Slone had his direction down that plateau with the cleavage lines of canyons to right and left.

At times Slone found a vestige of the old Indian trail, and this made him doubly sure of being right.

He did not need to have Wildfire's tracks.

He let Nagger pick the way, and the horse made no mistake in finding the line of least resistance.