Why, darn it, he can't help seeing now why we quit!" Pink looked ready to start then, while his enthusiasm was fresh.
"Neither can Florence Grace help seeing why we did it," Andy supplemented dryly.

"She can think what she darn pleases--all we got to do is deliver the goods right up to the handle, on these claims and not let her prove anything on us." "It'll take a lot uh fencing," Happy Jack croaked pessimistically.

"We ain't got the money to buy wire and posts, ner the time to build the fence." "What's the matter with rang-herding 'em ?" Andy seemed to have thought it all out, and to have an answer for every objection.

"We can take turns at that--and we must all be careful and don't let 'em graze on our neighbors!" Whereat the Happy Family grinned understandingly.
"Maybe the Old Man'll let us have three or four hundred head uh cows on shares," Cal hazarded optimistically.
"Can't take 'em that way," said the Native Son languidly.

"It wouldn't be safe.