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"But why did you drive them in here to spoil the picture?" "I didn't know nothin' about no picture honest I didn't! I took this road because it was shorter. Don't shoot pap's cow-critters. I'll take 'em away." "Well, that's all we want you to do," said Mr. Pertell, coming up with a grim smile. "You nearly got yourself and your cow-critters in trouble, my boy.
"I'm strong for you, Ford," he added, and his smile was frank and friendly. "Double Cross is the name of this outfit, but I'm all in favor of running that brand on the cow-critters and keeping it out of the bunk-house. If you should happen to feel like elucidating " he hinted delicately. Ford had always liked Jim Felton; now he warmed to him as a real friend, and certain things he told him.
It oh, it does something to the butter-fat joggles it all up or something I'll lend you the book. I found the chapter on Proper Treatment of Dairy Stock, and I watched those men with the book in my hands. Why, it was terribly unscientific, the way they drove those cow-critters!" "I'll come over and get the book," Andy promised her, with a look in his eyes that displeased Miss Hallman very much.
Thought sure I was ketched, same as I've heard my grandpap tell about bein' ketched in the army. He was a soldier with Sherman, and I've heard him tell about capturin' cow-critters when they was on the march." "Well, this would be like old times to him, I suppose," said Mr. Pertell. "But this is only in fun, my boy to make motion pictures. So take your cows away and we'll go on with the work.
"And won't they hurt pap's cow-critters, neither?" "No, indeed. It was all a mistake." "I I didn't know there was no war goin' on," remarked the lad, as he sent an intelligent dog he had with him after the straying animals. "Me an' pap we lives away over yonder on t'other side of the mountain. An' we don't never hear no news. I was plum skeered when I seen all them ossifers.
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