noon
Nort rode up ahead with Chot , while Dick , Bud and Dirk kept to the rear to haze along the stragglers . There was not much trouble . The cattle had been watered and fed , and were in prime condition . At noon a halt was made to save the animals during the excessive heat , but toward evening they started off once more , and traveled until darkness fell . Camp was made again out in the open . During the day no signs were seen of any rustlers , or other suspicious characters , and at night the young ranchers and the older cowboys took turns riding herd and standing guard . But nothing of moment occurred , the only sounds , aside from those made by the cattle themselves , being the unearthly yells and howls of the coyotes .