4/23 Once he met a couple of cowboys who reined out and rode by, one on either side of him, to see what brands were on his horse. He was sufficiently waywise to know what this meant. The riders remained studiously polite in their inquiries: "Where ye from, stranger ?" "Upper Cannon Ball." "Eh--hah. How's the feed there this year ?" "Pretty good." "Where ye aimin' at now, if it's a fair question ?" "Bob Reynolds' ranch." "He's over on the head water of the South Fork, ain't he ?" "Yes." "Well, it's a good piece yet. So long," they said in change of manner. |