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A door opened out into a little yard, fenced high with many planks, over or through which she could not see. Here she had been allowed to walk. She had seen Durade once, the morning after Fresno and his gang had brought her to Benton, when he had said that meals would be sent her, and that she must stay there until he had secured better quarters.
"Here," answered the foreman, covering a man with his revolver. "Parenthesis!" summoned the Sheriff. "Here," the man of the bowlegs replied, as he drew his gun. "Me, too," cried Fresno, while Show Low came to the front with "An' likewise here." When the Lazy K outfit was thoroughly under subjection, Slim stepped forward and said: "Now, gentlemen, if you please.
"I told you 'Allah' was some guy," he wheezed. "When does Covington arrive?" Wally reread the message. "It says 'Noon Friday. Why, that's to-day! He's here now!" "'Rah! 'Rah! 'Rah! Covington!" bellowed the trainer, and Mrs. Keap sank to a seat with a stifled moan. "Why all the 'Oh joy! Oh, rapture! stuff?" questioned Berkeley Fresno.
"All over," was the chorus, as Fresno, with a vicious jab of his spurs and a jerk of the head, brought the animal into subjection. "Come right in, boys!" called Allen. "Let the Greasers take the hosses." With shrill shouts, whoops, and much laughter the guests crowded about the ranchman. Each wore his holiday clothes; new handkerchiefs were knotted about their necks.
Fresno and Show Low remove the hobbles, but Bud is twisting an ear to distract its attention. This new torture must be met with a new defense, and the horse is so dazed that it stands still to puzzle out the problem. This is what Bud has been waiting for. With the agility of a cat, he swings himself into the saddle. The pony arches its back like a bow-string, every muscle taut.
Each was silent, as the accusation was general, and none had been taken into the confidence of Sage-brush and Fresno when arrangements were being made for the feast. Fresno had to blame some one, however. By this time Sage-brush had returned, carrying a bag. "What did you get?" asked Slim. "Corn," replied Sage-brush laconically. "Ain't he the darndest!"
Cherries do well in the middle and valley regions, the earliest coming from Vacaville, in Solano County. Grapes grow throughout the state, though the famous raisin vineyards, where thousands of tons are dried every year, are around Fresno. Most of the raisins are dried in the sun, but in one factory a hundred tons of grapes may be dried at one time by steam.
Dashing cold water into their faces from a basin beside the water-barrel, they drank copiously of the coffee which Parenthesis poured out for them. "Mostly all the boys are in now, ain't they?" asked Parenthesis, looking about the group. "Yep," answered Sage-brush, "we'll finish brandin' the calves to-day. I reckon Fresno will have to take charge of the drive.
If she likes athletes, it's a walk-away for you." "Then give me the baby-blue bath robe with the monogram. We'll go out and trot around a little." But his complacency received a shock as he stepped out upon the veranda. Not only Helen Blake awaited him, but the other girls as well, while out in front were a dozen or more cowboys whom Fresno had rallied.
Already in the canyons of the Mariposa, Fresno, and in the great foot-hills, miners are scratching around the river beds. Hostile settlers are approaching from the valley the Don's boundaries. These signs are ominous. Padre Francisco writes that as yet Don Miguel is sullenly ferocious. He absolutely refuses any submission of his grant titles to the cursed Gringos.
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