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Holding the Claim.
"Oh, we're that gang from th' O-Bar-O," hummed Waffles, sinking the branding-iron in the flank of a calf.

The scene was one of great activity and hilarity.

Several fires were burning near the huge corral and in them half a dozen irons were getting hot.

Three calves were being held down for the brand of the "Bar-20" and two more were being dragged up on their sides by the ropes of the cowboys, the proud cow-ponies showing off their accomplishments at the expense of the calves' feelings.