"I was told that Mr.
Murton wanted to sell his far---- ranch and cattle, and I was going to see him about it.

I would like to buy a place outright, you see, with the cattle all branded, and--everything." Billy suddenly felt the instinct of the champion.

"Well, somebody lied to yuh a lot, then," he replied warmly.

"Don't yuh never go near old Murton.

In the first place, he ain't a cowman--he's a sheepman, on a small scale so far as sheep go but on a sure-enough big scale when yuh count his feelin's.