Why north, he could not have explained, since cow-country lay all around him; nor how far north,--for cow-country extended to the upper boundary of the States, and beyond into Canada.
He left his horses standing by the corral while he went to the house to tell his mother good-by, and to send a farewell message to Dulcie, who had been married a year and lived in Laramie.

He did not expect to strike Laramie, he told his mother when she asked him.
"I'm going till I stop," He explained, with a squeeze of her shoulders to reassure her.

"I guess it's the way you felt, mother, when you left Texas behind.

You couldn't tell where you folks would wind up.

Neither can I.My trail herd is kinda small, right now; a lot smaller than it will be later on.