Tell them that already two have agreed to contest with riatas for a prize--' Look you, Senor, how wily is the patron!--'And for the prize I name the gelding, Solano, who has never known weight of saddle.

Tell them, Valencia, that the victor shall ride his prize for all the crowd to see.

And if he is thrown, then Solano will be forfeit to the other, who must ride him also.

There will be other sports and other prizes, Valencia, and others may contest in riding, in the lassoing and tying of wild steers, in running.

But say that Don Jose Pacheco and the Senor Jack Allen will contest with riatas for the possession of Solano.' Ah, Senor--" "Ah, Valencia, why not scatter some of your enthusiasm over the other camp-fires ?" Dade broke in quizzically.