They were on a ridge, across a little valley from me." "That must have been this same Horse Wash that we're following now," replied Phil; "it widens out a bit below here.

What makes you think it was Nick and Joe ?" "Why, those fellows up there look like the two that I saw, one big one and one rather lightweight.

They were the same distance from me, you know, and--yes--I am sure those are the same horses." "Pretty good, Patches, but you ought to have reported it when you got home." "Why, I didn't think it of any importance." "There are two rules that you must follow, always," said the cowboy, "if you are going to learn to be a top hand in this business.

The first is: to see everything that there is to see, and to see everything about everything that you see.

And the second is: to remember it all.