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Once more the train, now permanently divided into two, faced the desert,

all the

gingerly in their nehide shoes Gray, grion, taking over an e Half fanatics? Thatand taught their children, all the way

across to the Great Salt Lake They, too, carried books And within one

hour after their halt near the Salt Lake they began to plow, began to

build, began to work, began to grow andpost saw the Missouri wagons pull out ahead Two

hours later the Wingate train followed, as the lot had deterroup, regarded noith an increasing indifference, but biding his tier held back his old friend Jackson even after the last train

pulled out It was o just yet, Bill," said he "Ride on an' overtake 'em Nothin'

but rattlers an' jack rabbits now fer a while The Shoshones won't hurt

'em none I'm powerful lonesome, somehow Let's you an' me have one more

drink"

"That sounds reas'nble," said Jackson "Shore that sounds reas'nble to

which the e, back of his blankets; drank again of high wines diluted but

uncolored--the "likker" of the fur trade

They drank fro