"Park, old fellow, I was afraid." "Yuh better reform and quit being afraid," Park bantered.

"I got out uh the mix-up fine, but I guess my horse went on down--poor devil.

I was poking around below there looking for him." "Well, Mona, I see yuh was able to 'cope with the situation,' all right--but yuh needed Bud mighty bad, I reckon.

The chances is yuh won't have no house in the morning, so Bud'll have to get busy and rustle one for yuh.

I guess you'll own up, now, that the water can get through the gate." He laughed in his teasing way.
Mona stood up, and her shining eyes were turned to Thurston.