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"What do you reckon that young woman is going to think of herself when she opens that registered package and finds the letter that would have put the rollers under her claim muy pronto?" "Think! She'll think you the biggest burro that ever brayed on the San Jacinto range. She'll have a commission appointed to examine you for lunacy. What in Mexico is ailin' you, anyhow? You're sick.
"We can't let those youngsters tackle this game alone 'specially when if there's one of the rustlers there may be more. Pronto!" He galloped forward, as did the others, along the new trail that Bud had suggested taking. But Dick was in the lead, and, in a few seconds, was out of sight beyond an outcropping ledge of rock, which narrowed the trail at this particular point.
It developed that all his father possessed made a small bundle that Pan could easily carry into town on his saddle. "We'll buy Dad's outfit," said Pan briskly. "Mother, here's some money. Use it for what you need. Work now, you and Lucy. You see we want to get out of Marco pronto. The very day Dad and I get back with the horses. Maybe we can sell the horses out there. I'd take less money.
Skinny questioned, when the three met and stopped their horses. "The pasture fence is bu'sted," Pedro answered; "at the northeast corner it is broke. The cattle are out. Ten fifteen maybe are dead the lightning strike them perhaps. The others all of them are gone. They go pronto, stampede I think, toward the Purgatory.
There was no response from the others for a moment. Then they began to justify themselves hotly. "It was your idea, Quade." "Why, curse your soul, weren't you glad to take the idea? Are you going to blame it on to me?" "What's the blame?" asked Lowrie. "Ain't we going to bring him water?" "Suppose he ever tells we left him? We'd have to leave these parts pronto!" "He'll never tell.
There ain't no point in hangin' around till he comes to." Buck took a step or two away from the wall and regarded the prostrate Lynch briefly, his glance also taking in McCabe, who bent over him. "I reckon not," he agreed briefly. "Likewise, if I don't get astride a cayuse mighty soon, I won't be able to climb onto him at all. Go ahead and saddle up, kid, and I'll be with you pronto.
Pronto whinnied as she fell, panting, on her knees beside Lem, who was examining bloody gashes on the legs of the mustang. "Wal, I reckon no great harm did," said Lem, with relief. "But he shore hed a close shave. Now you help me doctor him up." "Yes I'll help," panted Columbine. "I've done this kind of thing often but never to Pronto.... Oh, I was afraid he'd been gored by a steer."
"Why, good evening, Jack! Did you finally notice me?... I've been riding Pronto, the first time since he was hurt. Had a lovely ride up through Sage Valley." Jack glowered at her with the one unbandaged eye, and growled something under his breath, and then began to stab meat and potatoes with his fork. "What's the matter, Jack?
A little organ stood against the wall to one side. No wonder the schoolteacher had chosen this for his boarding place! Riley made his voice larger. "Gaspar!" Then a door opened slowly, while Sinclair dropped his hand on the butt of his gun and waited. The door moved again. A head appeared and observed him. "Pronto!" declared Riley Sinclair, and a little man slipped into full view.
I wondered what your trade was. If I ever run foul of the law, I'll sure send for you, pronto. If I was a jury you'd have me plumb convinced but, I ain't a jury. The way I look at it, the case stands about like this: We can't stay here, and there can't only two of us go. I can hold out here longer than you could, an' you can go just as far with the horses as I could.
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