I do not like these so-called booms, however, and so I left to begin somewhere else.

I did not care to enter the mercantile business again, and our doctor advised me to live as much as possible in the open air.
Mother died of consumption.

So I decided to come West and buy a cattle ranch.

I believed I should like it.

I always liked animals." "Uh-huh--so do I." It was not just what Charming Billy most wanted to say, but that much was perfectly safe, and noncommittal to say.
Mr.Dill was silent a minute, looking speculatively across to the Hardup Saloon which was practically empty and therefore quite peaceful.