9/26 Ez fur me, I've done a lot o' trampin' after buffalo, an' I feel too tired to run, I jest do." "I ain't seen no better place for cookin' than this," said Jim Hart, undoubling himself, "an' I like the looks o' the country round here pow'ful well. I'd hate to leave it before I got ready," "'Tain't healthy to run afore you're ready," said Ike Stebbins, a short, extremely thick man. "It ain't good for the stomach. Pumps the blood right up to the heart, an' I ain't feelin' very good just now, noway. Can't afford to take no more risks to my health." A slight smile passed over the stern, bronzed face of Tom Ross. |