"Well, Old Heck'll have to do it, then," Skinny said; "hanged if I'm going to be the only he-love-maker on this ranch!" "Let Parker and Old Heck divide up on Ophelia," Chuck advised, "one of them can love her one day and the other the next " "That's reasonable," Bert declared, "she'd probably enjoy a change herself." "I tell you I ain't got time," Parker protested.

"Her and Old Heck'll probably be married before we get back," Chuck said solemnly, with a wink at the Ramblin' Kid and a sly glance in the direction of Parker. "Do you reckon there's any danger of it?" Parker asked in a voice that showed anxiety, but not of the sort the cowboys thought.