So what's the matter with us buying a bunch from the Old Man ?" "I'm broke," began Pink promptly, but Andy stopped him.
"Listen here.

We buy a bunch of stock and give him mortgages for the money, with the cattle for security.

We graze 'em till the mortgage runs out--till we prove up, that means--and then we don't spot up, and the Old Man takes the stock back, see?
We're grazing our own stock, according to law--but the outfit--" "Where do we git off at ?" demanded Happy Jack suspiciously.

"We got to live--and it takes money to buy grub, these days." "Well, we'll make out all right.

We can have so many head of cattle named for the mortgage; there'll be increase, and we should get that.