He runs about twelve hundred woollies, and is about as unpolite a cuss as I ever met up with.

He'd uh roasted yuh brown just for saying cattle at him--and if yuh let out inadvertant that yuh took him for a cowman, the chances is he'd a took a shot at yuh.

If yuh ask me, you was playin' big luck when yuh went and lost the trail." "I can't see what would be their object in misinforming me on the subject," Mr.Dill complained.

"You don't suppose that they had any grudge against Mr.Murton, do you ?" Charming Billy eyed him aslant and was merciful.

"I can't say, not knowing who they was that told yuh," he answered.