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At five o'clock we came to the end of the road. It led to a forest glade, overlooking the stream we had followed, and that was as far as our wagon could go. The glade shone red with sumach, and surrounded by tall pines, with a rocky and shady glen below, it appeared a delightful place to camp. As I was about to unsaddle my horses I heard the cluck-cluck of turkeys.
The bed-rooms join on each side, and here the passenger may sleep as comfortably as he can, on a wooden platform, covered by a thin straw mat. The venda stands in a courtyard, where the horses are fed. On first arriving it was our custom to unsaddle the horses and give them their Indian corn; then, with a low bow, to ask the senhor to do us the favour to give up something to eat.
His ruddy hair was tumbled by the night wind. His face was deep lined with fatigue that was mental as well as physical. "You mustn't go alone in desert." John Red Sun's voice was earnest. "You sleep here to-night. We'll talk it over." "You're very kind," said Enoch. "I'll unsaddle my pony. Ought I to hobble him or stake him out?" "I fix 'im. You drink your coffee."
Happy for me that he was mistaken. Two hours more were hardly gone when, "My Prince is sick!" he cried, drew in, and under a smoke of his own curses began wildly to unsaddle. Hardy rode on. "You'll have to get another mount," I said. "Another hell! I wouldn't leave this horse sick in strange hands for a thousand dollars!" Suddenly he struck an imploring key: "Look here!
Shandon's, you know. You're headed for the Bar L-M, ain't you? Say, I'm going back that way myself pretty soon. Suppose you come along with me? I got a cart. It ain't much to look at but anyhow it beats pounding saddle leather. We can lead your skate, if you want to." And rather to Dart's surprise she answered promptly, "Thank you. That will be better. But in any case don't unsaddle.
After what we had heard of these brigands I made up my mind that I would not unsaddle the mules, nor take the packs off the two loaded ones. The burdens were not heavy, for we have little but our bedding and the tents left, and I thought they might as well stay where they were, and in the morning we could shift them on to the others.
I'll just ride down to the cabin and unsaddle Chinook and say 'Hello' to father and that's the end of our adventure." "Won't those city folks be comin' in soon?" "Yes. And Alice Weston is lovely. I know you'll like her." "Alice who, did you say?" "Weston. Alice and her mother are touring overland from Los Angeles. I know you will admire Alice." "Mebby. If she's as pretty as you." "Oh, fudge!
There was a thin printed muslin curtain to divide off one half of the room, a usual arrangement in native houses. He then helped to unsaddle the horses, and the confusion of the room was increased by a heap of our wet saddles, blankets, and gear. All this time the women lay on the floor and stared at us.
They made haste accordingly, and soon after left; and well was it that they did so, for, little more than an hour later, Stalker his face covered with blood and his head bandaged galloped up at the head of the mounted men of his party. "We'll camp here for an hour or two," he said sharply, leaping from his horse, which he proceeded to unsaddle. "Hallo! somebody's bin here before us.
Her attention shifted then. She watched Kells unsaddle the horses. He was wiry, muscular, quick with his hands. The big, blue-cylindered gun swung in front of him. That gun had a queer kind of attraction for her. The curved black butt made her think of a sharp grip of hand upon it. Kells did not hobble the horses. He slapped his bay on the haunch and drove him down toward the brook.
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