You see they belong to wandering tribes which roam about in search of food.

They are here to-day and gone to-morrow.

We never know when they may come." "Are they dangerous ?" "Yes and no, my boy.

We always have to be on our guard, especially in such a lonely place as ours." "But why did you go and live in such a lonely spot, father ?" said Nic.
"Because the place suited me, my boy.

I rode over hundreds of miles of country before I pitched upon the Bluffs and took up the land.