clay's angle. ahead, off the road in the wash is the surrey that passed graham's buckboard at the fork. clay spurs his horse forward.
angled past steve downstream. behind the willows the girls are bathing. however they are too far away to be seen clearly and the willows make a fairly effective screen. clay walks upstream and fills the coffee pot, then comes back to stand for a moment beside steve. steve, who hadn't seen clay until now, suddenly gets very busy giving all his attention to the mules.
his angle. riding toward him are several horsemen. the horses move at a walk. one carries a double burden. steve walks along behind. clay spurs his horse and rides down toward them.
shooting past fowler. into view comes the wagon and the remuda. fowler lowers his rifle. he slides down the cliff to stand beside clay.
angled past clay. below is the camp. beyond the camp, through the trees, stands the wagon and steve is hitching up the mules. clay hesitates, then follows.