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He came through Holanda, where he conversed at great length with Oliver. The latter told him all that had happened to him, which is known to all, and was discussed in this island before that voyage. Bartolome Perez says that Oliver de Nort praised the Spaniards greatly, and said they were the bravest men he had seen in his life.
It was almost a perfect bowl in shape that is as perfect as so natural a formation could be. "But how did the cattle ever get in there!" exclaimed Nort. "And how are we going to get them out?" asked Dick. For it seemed, at first sight, that there was no entrance or egress. And certainly nothing could get in over the top, or out that way.
Even the lightest-spirited cowpuncher felt the gravity of the situation, though, save for the three boy ranchers, none had ever seen Rosemary and Floyd. And it was so long ago that Bud, Nort and Dick had met these western cousins that they scarcely remembered them.
"If there was a place like that, back where we discovered we were in a maze, it would have been easy enough for the rustlers to have driven the cattle through, one at a time," observed Nort. "But there wasn't any such place!" declared Bud. "We made sure of that. But where does this lead?" That was what they all conjectured, and they were soon to learn.
Just s'posing I had Irene for a middle name that's my favorite, and Olive is Hope's choice then my 'nitials would have spelled P. I. G. and hers H. O. G.; and the school children would never have called us anything else. I know, 'cause they call Nort Thomas Nettie.
"All summer I'm stay on de Mackenzie, an' I'm watch de canoes an' I'm wait for my man to com' back, but he don' com' back. An' in de fall my modder she go Nort' again to watch de ships in de Bufort Sea. She say, com' 'long, but I don' go, so she go 'lone and I'm stay on de Mackenzie. I'm stay 'til de reever freeze, an' no more canoe can com'. Den I'm wait for de snow.
I have never seen the Kablunets fight with men, but they fight well with the bear and the walrus and the ice. They are not such fools as you seem to think. True, about this nothing this Nort Pole they are quite mad, but in other matters they are very wise and knowing, as you shall see before long."
That was warfare to make any real lad wish to toss aside his school books and hike for the great WEST! And it was by anticipating such scenes as this that Nort and Dick were disappointed. But, in a way they had been prepared for it by seeing what manner of Indians the Yaquis were. No warpaint, no feathered headdresses, no necklaces of bears' claws, and of course no bows and arrows.
"But when we do locate them!" exclaimed Nort, as he gripped the handle of his gun, "we'll let 'em see what a mistake they made!" "You got rid of a mouthful that time, son," observed Yellin' Kid. And then, lifting his voice he roared out: "As I was ridin' on the trail, My true love for to see. I met a four-legged grizzly bear, An' th' grizzly he met me! "'Oh kind Mr.
Then, as if an inspiration came to him, he said: "It's only a chance, Nort, and a desperate chance at that. But maybe we can do it! Did you ever read Kipling's 'Drums of the Fore and Aft'?" "Sure! But what's that got to do with this?" "A lot. You and I are going to be the 'Drums' and these are going to play the tune," and he tapped his .45. "Come on," he added, motioning to his brother.
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