The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-13

HIeu bhu IDl uI0HH Ul1H. 700, HDWU lHtEN
10 Aqua Caliente Yon'Il have ter rny
fer the use er the range, of course, IN
reckon maybe we won't have no tron
BILE, Anyhow, 1t looks like it's all W.
IN do,
was not borrowing trouble ! said
that thought we'd better start for Lo
rena' y nv soon az we could get away IN
the morning,
III reckon, agreed the foreman
say You sec how WI was NJ the river
this morniD We're short handed, that's
what WI nre, m we want more help
This fact was not news to me. and !
said 80,
"Well we're shorter'n ever now
the foreman went on, Hollis he won't
be no good fer awhile-one of his arms
IL a foot mn u half lonRer'n the other
nm it'll take or month ter get IT back
whore II WAS Sow there's thnt kid
Spider lilo done some mighty good
work yes'day Ia The herdin not ter tHlk
erbout tbnt job he done fer Hollis-n
man whit tried TER throw him down all
be knowed S'pcse we take him on
"But what will this cook dor" ! OBJ
jected,
Hes all right VS. en- pick mp u
Chipnmap er sunthin fer him bimeby
an now no says tho kid'Il be u sight
more use rom tho cnttle thHn ever he
was with the cook outfit guess we
ON eall TINT settled, 10 fnr ON the Bally
Curl goes, Course ] know tho kid can't
do u mans work yet, mn only mem
ter give him boys pny fer now, till VIZ
SEQ how no does, Arc you willin2'
was perfectly willing more than
that, ! was delighted to give Spider bis
chance, but did not shy 80 only
asked how Spider was to get n suitable
%ontht-apart from the horse, II no Ind
taken u fancy to the ugly brnte he had
ridden that day no might have the
creature and welcome
~ gness that lets us out--the horse,
responded tho foreman, 1.-The boys has
got MP q sorter chip In for the rest
Hollis, he'll come UP with considerable
OF II, reckon, He will for the chaps
anyhow Ha owes H.,
Hollis certainly did owe the chaps,
but was rather surprised from my
knowledge Ut the man that he should 10
readily acknowledge his debt,
"0h, yes, Hollis il mighty grateful,
reckon, " replied the foreman when
expressed my establishment "HolisW
come down with tho money Nil right,
don't you fear There was something
peculiar In tbs foreman's tone that
made me suspicious
npoes Hollis know that he's expected
W eontFihpteY' asked,
uNo, not yet lilo will, thopgh I'm
a-gopter 500 him now The foreman
hitehed his bolster conveniently for
ward and departed, ahonted an order
after him 70 the effect that, whatever
Hollla might or might not he willing 10
give, there shonld DO no coercion In tho
matter never knew whether or not
order was ohayed rather think u
wAs not,
did not witness the announcement
Of apider's| promotion, Long before SIM
rise had started ont with the foromnn
70 arrange with Lorena tor tho use Of
his pastures The herd was 70 follow ps
Az tho foreman had said, | found Lo'
rem 10 10 \ most YillNinops old MeSl
can and surrounded by 4 most villain
ons crew OF followers lilo knew TINT we
were nv hia mercy, and therefore oyer
charged na Hightfnlly Tho pnstnrage
on his rNnge was good, and that AZ least
wNa \ comfort, hnt didn't NJ all liko
Tho prospects IN other why's Two days
later, when tho cattle arrived, wo
inmpod, ~ before, on tho hunks of the
river Nnr nstpnsihlo reason for camp
Ing there Wns, Of course, that we wonld
la on hand nj tho earliest possible mo
nent when the river shenlA fall enough
~ allow III W cross Hnt really we
chose this place, tho foreman and In
lrder ~ hn Ns fAr away as wp oonld
rom the wicked little Town Of Agnu
the headquarters Of LorenN
md his friends Az best tho town was
M noArer 10 thAn we liked The dis
.Nnea WNs only 30 miles or so
Fnr \ week oF Two after we arrived
~ 1id mol seem W me 70 haye mneh
iAnan for alarm In fNpl, would have
1pen rather relieved hnd not tho fore
nan Rent M \ continual ernaking The
mule We're IN no way lntprfpFed with,
" u, iFnp mat many Of anr men would
lyail themselves ~ every possible on
" get W Agna peliantp' aHd
N0nlH frequently stay there much y
nngeF Than They onghti hut this, In
~ ,the time That had lapspd since I
hef NNN sefh \ lnWn ~ any kind M '
Nv WNA NJ, lnNfn tlNn ono must HXpfpt n
Fhefe. was lltllp for fhp men to do Y
tn lAit fqf this first Fortnight, Tho Y
lFa SETTLED pNpk tn Tvs old mpnptpNy M \
nv AH ! was concerned WI Spider tho Y
leY REPRESENTATIVES. that he had asr 2
lmfd serlNpd, A. never. faillng dpllght Y
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