He saw no other way, however, so set his teeth and prepared to go on with the "fool business" of guarding the treasure wagon of the Express Company.
His mind reverted often to the cowboy tournament which was about to come off, after hanging fire for a month, during which Grassi wrestled with the problem of how to hold a bullfight in opposition to the laws of the State.

"If I could whirl in and catch one of those purses," thought Mose, "I could leave at the end of August.

If I don't I must hang on till the first of October." He determined to enter for the roping contest and for the cowboy race and the revolver practice.

Marshal Haney was delighted.

"I'll attend to the business, but the entrance fees will be about twenty dollars." This staggered Mose.