The youth worked hard, and the cowboys applauded him vigorously when he had finished, and soon the unpleasant incident was practically forgotten.

When the show was over, the cowboys all said it was the finest thing they had ever seen outside of a city theater.
"Worth the money," said one old cowboy.

"An' I'd go ag'in to-morrow night, ef I could." Entertainments in that locality were rare, and the show was a grand treat to all.
"Oh, but those men who laughed and sang were horrid!" said Laura.

"And I was so afraid they would start to shoot, I didn't know how to control myself!" "I believe they came over here on purpose to spoil the entertainment," said Phil.
"But why should they do that ?" asked Jessie, innocently.
"More than likely Link Merwell got them to do it," answered Roger.

"It would be of a piece with his meanness." "I believe they were brought over by that Hank Snogger," said the shipowner's son.
"Yes, but I think Snogger is in some way under Link's thumb," put in Dave.