Will you tell me where my dad lives ?" "Yep.

Keep right on, an' y'u cain't miss him," replied the lad, with a bright smile.

"He's lookin' fer y'u." "How do you know, boy ?" queried Jean, warmed by that smile.
"Aw, I know.

It's all over the valley thet y'u'd ride in ter-day.
Shore I wus the one thet tole yer dad an' he give me a dollar." "Was he glad to hear it ?" asked Jean, with a queer sensation in his throat.
"Wal, he plumb was." "An' who told you I was goin' to ride in to-day ?" "I heerd it at the store," replied the lad, with an air of confidence.
"Some sheepmen was talkin' to Greaves.

He's the storekeeper.