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Updated: June 3, 2025
On the Western prairies when one neighbor hears of another's illness he or she wants to help in every way there is. So Mrs. Bond, hearing that some one was ill, wanted to do her share. "It's a pony," her husband said with a smile. "A pony!" she exclaimed. "Yes, these Curlytop children found one in the cave among the rocks.
But just as the little fellow was about to tell his sister to let the calf loose, along came Uncle Frank and he saw what was going on. "Oh, my, Teddy!" cried the ranchman. "You mustn't do that, Curlytop! The little calf might fall and break a leg. Wait until you get bigger before you try to lasso anything that's alive. Come on, we'll have other fun than this.
"Well, it was while I was watering my horse that I saw the Indians." "You mean at the spring in the rocks where Jan and I found Clipclap in the cave?" Teddy asked. "That's the place, Curlytop. I chased after them to see which way they were driving off your Uncle Frank's cattle, but I saw they were too many for me, so I came on back as fast as my horse would bring me."
"I brought you these nice stones," and Teddy took them out of his pocket. "You can play with them, Trouble." Baby William laughed and sat down to play with the stones. "Did the cowboys come back with the Indians?" asked Teddy of Aunt Millie when she was giving him and Janet some bread and jam to eat. "No, not yet, Curlytop. I expect Uncle Frank and the boys will be gone all night."
"What are you going to do?" she asked. "You'll see," he answered "Here, you hold my lasso a minute." Teddy ran off across the field, and when he came back to where his sister was still holding the coil of rope the Curlytop boy was leading by a rope a little calf, one of several that were kept in the stable and fed milk from a pail. "What are you going to do, Teddy Martin?" asked the little girl.
Finally Mr. Newton's house was reached. Into the yard rushed Janet and Teddy, followed by their father. Bob Newton was making a kite on the side porch. "Hello, Curlytop!" he called to Ted. "Want to help me fly this? It's going to be a dandy!" "Yes, I'll help you," agreed Ted. "But is he here?" "Who here?" asked Bob, in some surprise. "Nicknack, our goat," answered Teddy. "What!
We couldn't find them." "Are you going to look any more?" Teddy questioned. "And if you do go, Uncle Frank, please can't I go too?" "Well, most likely we will have another hunt for the Indians," answered the ranchman, "but I'm afraid we couldn't take you along, Curlytop." "Why not, Uncle Frank?" "Oh, you might get hurt." "Well, can I see the Indians after you catch 'em?"
It was not until the next afternoon that the party which had gone out to chase the Indians came back. They were tired, because they had ridden a good many miles, but they said they had slept well and had had enough to eat. "Did you catch the Indians?" asked Teddy eagerly. "No, Curlytop," answered Uncle Frank. "I'm sorry to say we did not. They got away from us."
They fell asleep almost at once, even though their bed was not moving along in a railroad train, as it had been the last three or four nights. "Did Uncle Frank find his ponies?" asked Teddy the next morning at the breakfast table. "No, Curlytop," answered Aunt Millie. "He and some of the cowboys have gone over to the field where the ponies were kept to see if they can get any news of them."
He goes all around, and we saw him picking up some stones. Didn't we, Jan?" "Yes, we did." "Picking up stones," repeated Hal slowly. Then he sprang up from where he was sitting under a tree with the Curlytop children. "I know what he's looking for!" Hal cried. "What?" "Gold!" and Hal's voice changed to a whisper.
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