It would have been easier to spot the cabin if he just rode along the banks of the river, but he didn’t want to take the chance of being seen. If Tater spotted him, he would then be the hunted, instead of the hunter. So he kept Rascal just inside the outermost trees that lined the river. He had no real idea, but he assumed the cabins would not be very far from the trading post. That proved to be the case, because he caught sight of the first one after a ride of less than a quarter of a mile. He pulled Rascal up abruptly when he spotted a glimpse of a corner of the cabin and climbed down from the saddle. Then, leading the buckskin, he walked cautiously through the trees to a group of laurel bushes. He left Rascal there and continued on to a point where he could see the entire cabin, as well as a second cabin beyond it. They were located on either side of a shallow streambed that ran down the bluff to empty into the river. There was a small corral behind the second cabin and he counted nine horses in it. That seemed about right for five riders, leading five packhorses, and there was still one horse back at the store. The two extra horses had likely belonged to the man he had shot at the deer crossing. Everything seemed to indicate that these were the four men he tracked from Choteau, but the only way he could be sure was if he spotted Tater. He wished he could get a little closer to that cabin, but the cabin on this side of the stream was in the way. It appeared the only way he could get closer to the one where the horses were was to get on his horse and take a wide circle around it and come up from behind it. Or, it occurred to him, if there ain’t anybody in that cabin on this side of the stream, I could sneak in it. That would put him close enough to get a better look at what should be three men. Their partner, back at the saloon, had talked about the big dinner Dinah Belle was preparing. Odds were, the three in the cabin were planning to be there. It was only about a quarter of a mile back to Bodine’s, but he was willing to bet the three wouldn’t walk it. If he was in that first cabin, he might get a good look at them, and most likely hear them talking.