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Laramie having told Van Horn to mount, turned to the Texas men: "Which one of you boys wants to carry the rifles over to that big cottonwood for me?" he asked, pointing toward the creek. "I do," responded the nearest man, promptly. "Don't you do it, Tex," called out Stone. The Texan eyed his foreman: "Why not?" he demanded.
"Ya-as we do," answered Tenspot, "if yu hasn't dreamed about it, we do." "Yu wait; I wasn't dreamin', none whatever," assured Tex. "I saw it!" "Ya-as, I saw it too onct," replied Frenchy with sarcasm. "Went and lugged fifty pound of it all th' way to th' assay office took me two days! an' that there four-eyed cuss looks at it and snickers. Then he takes me by di' arm an' leads me to th' window.
You ain't never seen nary one of us before! Git that!" "Sure, sure thing, boys, I don't know who ye be. 'Tain't none of my business. I couldn't name none of you. You don't need to be scairt of me." "You beat it, then, an' lose yerself an' don't yer go stirrin' up no rookus over to the dance, er we'll dangle you a little, too." "Sure. I'm a-goin' now. "Fork over that key first!" "Sure, Tex!
I don't sabe the job, Pablo." "Maybe so Tex and Pat, they would sabe." "By George, I believe Pat would. Texas wouldn't be any better than I, but Pat ought to know something about such things. You go tell them I want them at the office to-night. Pat was at the power house to-day and Texas will be coming in from the line early." "Si, Senor. And Senor Lee! La Senorita will want a horse."
An aeroplane swooped down on them with er somewhat unpleasant results. Yes. The horses stampeded, and er the boys were compelled to do some hard riding. Yes. Tex was thrown that makes two of the boys that are laid up for repairs. They haven't succeeded in gathering the horses so far. Know anything about it, Johnny?" "Yes, sir." Johnny's voice was apathetic.
They ain't any of your doggoned Montana school-ma'm-cayuses but what I c'n ride slick-heeled, an' with my spurs on " he paused; "better drag down the five. You might need a little loose change if that girl should happen to get thirsty between dances." "Jest leave it lay," retorted Purdy; "an' at that, I'll bet I buy her more drinks than what you do." Tex laughed: "Sure.
He shook the reins and the stallion leaped off after Calder's trotting pony. Buck Daniels stood motionless looking after them, and his eyes were very dim. For an hour Dan and Tex were on the road before the sun looked over the hills. Calder halted his horse to watch.
Dan allowed his eyes to pass lingeringly around the table from face to face. "I dunno," he said at last, "they look sort of queer to me." "For God's sake cut this short, Dan," pleaded Tex Calder in an undertone. "Let them have all the rope they want. Don't trip up our party before we get started." "Queer?" echoed Jacqueline, and there was a deep murmur from the men.
As he felt himself thrust helplessly toward the precipice, Buck made a tremendous, despairing effort and managed to catch Lynch by the belt and clung there for a moment. When one hand was torn loose, he even struck Tex wildly in the face. But there was no strength in his arm, and Lynch, with a growl of rage, jerked himself free and sprang to his feet.
I'll loan you a buckboard an' a pair of hosses to take Tex back to Elkhead. As for this feller Haines, I'll take care of him." "I sure need a buckboard," said Dan slowly, "but I'll get the loan from a white man!" He turned his back sharply on the sheriff and asked if any one else had a wagon they could lend him. One of the men had stopped at Morris's place on his way to Elkhead.
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