A number of rails were put in the posts, and made fast with pegs.

The riders then remounted, and came cantering and laughing down to the homestead.

All four were aboriginals, two were the boys that had been seen at the yard.

The two new boys were dressed in moleskins, cotton shirts, and soft felt hats, and each had a gaudy handkerchief tied round his throat.
One was light, wiry, and graceful as a gazelle--a very handsome boy, the embodiment of lightness and activity.

The other was short and squat, with a broad face.