For my picture I may need them again, _senor_.

I promise you they will not be harmed." And he charged in his expense book the sum, "to use of locations." "_Gracias_," said Tomas, and took the five dollars which Luck could ill afford to give, but which he felt would smooth materially the trail to their future work.

Cattle he must have for his picture; cattle he would have at any cost,--but it would be well to have them with the consent of their owners.

So the Chavez brothers rode away with smiles for their neighbors instead of threats, and with five dollars which had come to them like a gift.
"Yuh might better uh kicked 'em outa here without no softsoapin' about it, now I'm tellin' yuh!" Applehead grumbled when they were out of earshot.

"You may know your business better'n what I do, but by thunder I wouldn't uh give 'em no five dollars--ner five cents.