The horses stampeded, and--er--the boys were compelled to do some hard riding.Yes.Tex was thrown--that makes two of the boys that are laid up for repairs.

They haven't succeeded in gathering the horses so far.

Know anything about it, Johnny ?" "Yes, sir." Johnny's voice was apathetic.

What did a little thing like a stampede amount to, in the face of what Sudden had yet to hear?
"Oh, you do ?" Sudden was plainly expectant.

He did not, however, sound particularly reassuring.