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After breakfast, as they were leading their horses up the weed-grown path to the cabin to saddle the salt water stream

"Can you beat it!" he commented "Good for nuthin' but a bathin' pool fer dudes----"

Wallie stopped in the path and looked at the friend of his bosom

"Pink," he said, solemnly, "ouldn't this make a dude ranch?"

Pinkey stared back at hio you was good fer somethin' if we could jest hit on it You're a born duder!"

"Thanks! I feel as complimented as the fellow in the Passion Play who is cast for Judas Iscariot"

"I don't knohat you're talkin' about--I've only seen a few drayer and a way about you that I've noticed takes oht of somethin'!"

"I wasn't thinking of myself, but of the place here--the scenery--the cli in season----"

"And"--Pinkey interrupted--"the strongest stream of salt water in the state fer mineral baths, with the Yellowstone Park in your front dooryard!"

In his enthusiasm he pounded Wallie on the back

"It would be an asset, having the Park so close," the latter agreed, his eyes shining

Pinkey went on: "You kin run dudes whur you can't run sheep or cattle What you need is roorasshoppers, views any way you look--why, !"

"Except thened

"I hadn't thought of that"

For an instant they felt crushed It was such a precipitous descent to earth after their flight

They walked to the cabin, and saddled in a silence which was broken finally by Pinkey, who said vindictively: "I'd rob a train to git h to turn fifty head of dudes loose on Canby He'd be h to bite hihbour within a hundred hts were bitter as he remembered the many injuries he had suffered at Canby's hands It was a subject upon which he dared not trust hi ago decided that since he was powerless to retaliate there was nothing to do but take his medicine As he htened the cinch: "If you could ive you about any price you asked, to quit"

"I'd ask plenty," Wallie replied, grimly, "but it's no use to talk"