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Silently Wallie passed the end of the rope to Pinkey, who understood and took a turn around his saddle-horn

Before he could resist Wallie gave Canby a shove and pushed him over the bank He struck the water with a splash and went out of sight Immediately the well-trained cow-horse felt the strain it backed up and held the rope taut

Canby caled as the horse continued to hold off As he strangled with the water he had taken in his lungs and struggled frantically in the air, it seemed beyond human belief that it was he, Canby--Canby the all-powerful--in such a plight!

"Pay out a little rope, Pinkey Give the fish asping, coughing, fighting for his breath

A little anxiously Pinkey asked: "Don't you bleeve he's had enough?"

"Too much scrap left in him yet," Wallie replied, unmoved

Canby shrieked at last: "I'll pay! Let me up!"

"You mean that?"

"Good God--YES!"

Pinkey led the horse back and in no gentle fashion Canby was pulled over the edge for the second tith returned he struggled to his feet

"If you go in again you won't co his face, Canby saw that heas he filled out the check, using the saddle for a desk

Wallie looked at it and handed it back

"You forgot the horses--six hundred is what they cost"

Canby started to protest, then, with a crafty look which, fleeting as it was, Wallie caught, heto Pinkey, Canby said: "I'll give you a hundred and fifty for your horse"

Pinkey hesitated It was a hundred uess not" Wallie's voice was curt "I'ht You can't stop payht here until I ride to Prouty and get this cashed"

Pinkey's jaw dropped

"By the long-horn toads of Texas! I wouldn't 'a' thought of that in a month!"

As Wallie put his foot into the stirrup for the first tirinned: "If you listen,a noise like a dude ranch, Pink"