It could not be said, however, that he sought to drive hard bargains.

Bostil would pay any price asked for a horse.
Across the Colorado, in a high, red-walled canyon opening upon the river, lived a poor sheep-herder and horse-trader named Creech.

This man owned a number of thoroughbreds, two of which he would not part with for all the gold in the uplands.

These racers, Blue Roan and Peg, had been captured wild on the ranges by Ute Indians and broken to racing.

They were still young and getting faster every year.