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The "Happy Faenial party and spend the re They were expected on the , and, after supper, down by the corrals Wallie and Pinkey sat on their heels esti their probable profits

Pinkey's forehead was furrowed like a corrugated roof with the ured in the dust with a pointed stick while Wallie's face wore a look of absorption as he watched the progress, although he was already as familiar with it as with his multiplication tables

"Ten head of dudes at 100 a month is a 1,000," said Pinkey "And twelve months in the year times a 1,000 is 12,000 And, say----"

Wallie interrupted: "But I've told you a dozen tio South in the winter The most we can count on is two months now and perhaps more next suer out ahead what a dude is goin' to do any et stuck on the country they're liable to winter here instead of Floridy Now, if we could winter--say--ten head of dudes at 150 a h the Yellowstone Park and Jackson Hole Country is goin' to be a big item Ten head of dudes--say--at 500 a day for--say--fifteen days is----"

"But you never deduct expenses, Pinkey It isn't all profit There's the interest on the investroceries, the cook's wages, and we'll need helpers through the Yellowstone"

"You're gettin' an awful habit of lookin' on the black side of things," said Pinkey, crossly

"If we can pay expenses and have a 1,000 clear the first year, I'll be satisfied"

"A thousand dollars!" Pinkey exclaiht you had it their ht baths a day--soht of 'eht tio to town in the stage-coach is, say, 100 a trip--and they go twict a week, say, that's 200"

"But they o twice a week," Wallie protested, "nor all of theive ht side of things like you useta? Do you know, I've been thinkin' we ought to make out a scale of prices for lettin' 'em work around the place They'd enjoy it if they had to pay for it--dudes is like that, I've noticed They're all pretty well fixed, ain't they?"