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It belongs to the man who finds him, and brands him." "Precisely. Now that law worked very nicely so long as the poor cowboy was willing to catch and brand him for his employer, but it proved a 'joker' when he woke up and said to his fellows: 'Why brand these mavericks at five dollars per head for this or that outfit when the law says it belongs to the man who finds him?"
Larrabie Keller mavericks around on, durn his forsaken hide! And the man on it wore a polka-dot bandanna. So does Keller. He'll have to go some to explain away that. I reckon the others must be nesters from Bear Creek, too." "We've got 'em where the wool's short this time," Budd agreed. "They been shootin' around right promiscuous. If anybody's dead, then Keller has put a rope round his own neck."
In many respects, this big procession that played music at intervals this crowd that talked and laughed so easily resembled a festival in Lahore city. So far, there was no sign of hard work, and he resolved to lend the spectacle his patronage. At evening there came out to meet them bands of music, and played the Mavericks into camp near Umballa railway station. That was an interesting night.
Seein' some of them yarns in print, folks around this country would say: 'Steve Brown's corralled some tenderfoot and loaded him to the muzzle with shin tangle and ancient history! Things that would seem amazin' to you would never ruffle the hair of the mavericks that helped make this country." "This country ain't all settled yet," said the foreman, rising. "Reckon I'll step along, Steve."
A private tearing through the barrack-square, gasped in his ear, 'Service! Active service. It's a burnin' shame. Oh joy, the Mavericks had risen on the eve of battle! They would not noble and loyal sons of Ireland serve the Queen longer. The news would flash through the country side and over to England, and he Mulcahy the trusted of the Third Three, had brought about the crash.
Two or three of the men were left to take care of the herd while the others changed horses, ate a hasty dinner, and then came out to the afternoon work. This consisted of each man in succession being sent into the herd, usually with a companion, to cut out the cows of his brand or brands which were followed by unbranded calves, and also to cut out any mavericks or unbranded yearlings.
And look what a snap the pioneers will have with all the mavericks; probably not a single whale in the ocean yet branded! And does Timmins want to throw in with us? If he does mebbe they can fix up a deal with me because I want a good business man at the head of the new outfit. But Safety says right off quick that it's all a pack of nonsense.
They ain't branded, au' the old cows ain't thar to identify au' endorse 'em, an' thar you stands in ignorance. Them's mavericks. "It all comes," he continued in further elucidation of mavericks, "when cattle brands is first invented in Texas.
They relayed at the Barred-Horseshoe and went on their way at the same pace. Shortly after leaving the last-named ranch Buck turned to Frenchy and asked, "Any of that outfit think they can play poker?" "Shore. Waffles." "Does th' reverend Mr. Waffles think so very hard?" "He shore does." "Do th' rest of them mavericks think so too?" "They'd bet their shirts on him."
"I wouldn't hardly say that," Bert Lilly remarked, holding his cup for Sing Pete to fill with coffee; " he brought in the Gold Dust maverick." "Yes," Chuck said with mock gravity, "it was quite an undertaking he sprinkled salt on her tail " "How clever!" Ophelia exclaimed, looking interested, "and is that the way they catch mavericks?" stumbling over the unusual word.
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