This is no place for Mary V to be riding around by herself." "It's a wonder he wouldn't of woke up to that fact before," Bud grumbled to Aleck, while he went limping to the corral.

"If she was a girl uh mine, she'd be home with her maw, where she belongs!" "Rustlers--that sounds like greasers had been at work here.

Runnin' hawses acrost the line.

For Lord sake, git a faster wiggle on than that limp, Bud! If that poor little kid meets up with a bunch of them damn renegades--" Bud swore and increased his pace in spite of the pain.

Others were before him.