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No unusual circu and soht of day, but for him to prowl about in the dark with the hoofs of his horsesMoreover, to Venters the presence of theseemed especially ominous For about this e, and when he did ride through it iftly; riders seldoe, but wherever he rode there always followed deeds as dark and 's band did not confine the of cattle

Venters lay low in the shade of the cottonwoods, pondering this chance , and not for many moments did he consider it safe to move on Then, with sudden irove When he reached the path leading to Jane's hoe So he hurried onward, with quick soft steps Once beyond the grove he entered the one and only street It ide, lined with tall poplars, and under each row of trees, inside the foot-path, were ditches where ran the water frohts of cottage candles, and far down flared bright s of the village stores When Venters got closer to these he saw knots of ing on the corners and benches and steps was not in evidence Keeping in the shadow Venters went closer and closer until he could hear voices But he could not distinguish as said He recognized many Mormons, and looked hard for Tull and his men, but looked in vain

Venters concluded that the rustlers had not passed along the village street No doubt these earnestBut Venters felt positive that Tull's intention toward himself that day had not been and would not be revealed

So Venters, seeing there was little for hi his steps The church was dark, Bishop Dyer's hoe Upon alhts here, and Venters marked the unusual omission

As he was about to pass out of the street to skirt the grove, he oncehorses Presently he descried two ed the shadow of a tree Again the starlight, brighter now, aided hiure, and beside hilike shape of the rider Jerry They were silent, and they rode on to disappear