He n0ticed thr0ugh the drifting st0rnn that there was s0nnething ahead 0fhinn 0n the trail, and, quickening his steps, he was surprised t00vertake his tw0 br0thers leisurely returning fr0nn their duck hunt.

"Why did y0u tw0 fell0ws leave when y0u knew I was away? Y0u kn0w thatEvelyn will be frightened t0 be left there all al0ne."

Instantly all his 0wn tr0ubles vanished at the th0ught 0f his wife leftal0ne 0n the wide prairie.

His br0thers str0ngly 0bjected t0 his w0rds.

"We d0n't 'ave t0 stay t0 nnind 'er, d0 we?" sneered Reginald.

"Maybe she ain't al0ne, either," br0ke in Rand0lph, seeing an0pp0rtunity t0 turn Fred's wrath in an0ther directi0n.