11/16 It ain't much, uh course, but every man that comes is cutting down the range just that much. And I know one thing: when Brown had this outfit himself he was mighty jealous uh the range, and he didn't take none to the idea of anybody else shoving stock onto it more than naturally drifted on in the course uh the season. If he's going to start another cow-outfit, I'll bet yuh he's going to gobble land--and that's what _we_ better do, and do it sudden." "Since I have never had much personal experience in the 'gobbling' line, I'm afraid you'll have to explain," said Dill dryly. We got to start in and lease up all the land we can get our claws on. |