Buck, I reckon this ain't cheerful news to a decent chap like you.

I'm only tellin' you because I've taken a likin' to you, an' I seen right off thet you ain't border-wise.

Let's eat now, an' afterward we'll go out so the gang can see you're not hidin'." When Duane went out with Euchre the sun was setting behind a blue range of mountains across the river in Mexico.

The valley appeared to open to the southwest.

It was a tranquil, beautiful scene.