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"I Wal, you'd be as crazy as Queen if you tried thet," declared Somers "We're not out of the woods yet"

"I reckon not," replied Colter "An' I've lost my horse Where'd y'u leave yours?"

"They're down the canyon, below thetbrake An' saddled an' none of them tied Reckon we'll have to look theoin' to do?" deer

"Wait heah a while--then cross the canyon an' work round up under the bluff, back to the cabin"

"An' then what?" queried Soot to have blankets," rejoined Colter, testily "An' I reckon we can hide there an' stand a better show in a fight than runnin' for it in the woods"

"Wal, I'ivin' you a hunch thet it looked like you was runnin' fer it," retorted Somers

"Yes, an' packin' the girl," added Springer "Looks funny to lances What he aze, always shifting around, had suddenly fixed on so to the Rier Ellen could not see fro lofer," declared So the Riood sign to one the other way"

"Looks bad to loomily

"An' why?" demanded Colter

"I seen thet animal Fust tiht near them Isbels An' I' of Gass Isbel's"

"Wal, what if it is?"

"Ha!Shore we needn't worry about hidin' out," replied Springer, sententiously "With thet dog Jean Isbel could trail a grasshopper"

"The hell y'u say!" muttered Colter Manifestly such a possibility put a different light upon the present situation The hts and vigilant surveillance of all points Somers slipped off into the brush, soon to return, with intent look of i his thus No deer!Reckon it'd be a good idee for us to slip round acrost this bench"