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The miners stood close around the bar Every rin At this point they interrupted with howls and cat-calls of

applause "Ain't he a peach!" said one to another, and co harangue they

yelled enthusiastically, and ian the more informal

discussion of as evidently a popular proposition When the five

who had been paid off returned, everybody had a drink, while the

newcomers were made acquainted with the subject Old Mizzou, who had

listened silently but with a twinkle in his eye, went to hunt up

Bennington

They exaether The owner named thirty dollars as his

price Old Mizzou said this was cheap It was not Bennington agreed to

take the animal on trial for a day or two, so they hitched a lariat

around its neck and led it over to the wagon After despatching a few

errands they returned to caer and

journal and made entries importantly Old Mizzou disappeared in the

direction of the corral, where he was joined presently by the man

Arthur