Patsy was told that he would have to cook for the outfit, since he was too fat to ride.

They suggested that he begin at, once, by knocking together some sort of supper.

Moving houses, they declared, was work.

They frankly hoped that they would not have to move many more--and they were very positive that they would not be compelled to move the same shack twice, at any rate.
"Say, we'll have quite a collection of shacks down in Antelope Coulee if we keep on," Jack Bates reminded them.

"Wonder where they'll get water ?" "Where's the rest of them going to get water ?" Cal Emmett challenged the crowd.