These he set down on the ground.
"Turn around, Bill, an' go along with you.

John an' Hal will follow presently," ordered Dale.
"Wal, gurls," said Bill, looking down upon them, "I was shore powerful glad to meet you-all.

An' I'm ashamed of my country--offerin' two sich purty gurls insults an' low-down tricks.

But shore you'll go through safe now.

You couldn't be in better company fer ridin' or huntin' or marryin' or gittin' religion--" "Shut up, you old grizzly!" broke in Dale, sharply.
"Haw! Haw! Good-by, gurls, an' good luck!" ended Bill, as he began to whip the reins.
Bo said good-by quite distinctly, but Helen could only murmur hers.