Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1909-07-15
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CHAPTER IV.-(Continued. J

They spent the day in the saddle riding
aver the range. The ridiculous charac-
ter of the poindexter undertaking could
not spoil the real value of the land
There was, Saxton could see, the making
here of a great farming property; he felt
his old interest in outdoor life quickening
as he rode back to the house in the even
Ing.
Snyder cooked supper for both of them
while SaNton repaired a decrepit wind
mill which had been designed to supply
the house with water He had formed a
poor opinion of the caretaker, who had
no well-detined duties. There was moth
Ing for any one TO d, unless the rang
were again stocked and cattle raising un-
dertaken as serious business. Saxton
was used to rough men and their ways.
tie had happy faculty of adapting him
self to the conversational capacities OF
llliterate men, and enjoyed drawing them
out and getting their point of view; bu
Snyders was not a visage that inspired
confidence. He had a great shock O,
black hair and seraggy beard. He lack
ed an eye, and he had a habit of drawing
his head around in order to accommodate
his remaining orb to any necessity. He
did this with an insinuatng kind of de-
liberation that became tiresome in a Ions
Interview.
Ihls place is too fancy to be of much
use, the man vouchsa fed. You NAV
md some dude that wants to plant money
where another dude has dug the first
hole; but | reckon you'll have a hard
time catching him. real cattleman
wouldn't care for all this house. 1t might
be made into a stable. but horse would
look ridiculous in here You might have
a corn crib made out of it; or it would
do for hotel IL you could get dudes to
spend the summer here but | reckon
it's little hot out here for summer
boarders"
The only real value is in the land"
said Saxton. I'm told there's no better
on the river The house is a handicap.
or would be so regarded by the kind o.
men who make money out Of cattle Have
you ever tried rounding up the cattle
that strayed through the fences? The
Poindexter crowd must have branded
their last calves about two years ago.
Assuming that only part of them was
sold or run off, there ought to be some
two-year-olds still loose in this country
Yer jokin | guess. These Teller,
around here are good fellers, and all that
but | guess they don't give anything back
/ guess We amt got any cattle coming
to US
'Who'ye you been reporting to, Sny-
der?"
'How's that?"
Who have you been considering your
self responsible to-"
well. Jim Wheaton at the Clarkson
National hired me, and | reckon I'd re-
port to- him if l reported to anybody.
But il you're going to run this shebang
and want to be reported to, guess | can
report to YOU
Il want you to report to me-" said
John, quietly. In the first place | want
the house and the other buildings cleaned
out. After rhan the fences must be put
in shape, And then we'll see if we can't
find some of our cows. You can't tell
we may open up q real ranch here and
go into business
We'll. if you're the boss III do it
your way. | got along all right with
Wheaton,
SaHton determined to leave for Clark
son the following morning. and formulat-
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