"I went and made some purty big bets on this race.

If you think yo're goin' to fool ole Pop, you 'll wish you hadn't.

You got enemies already in this valley, lemme tell yuh.

The Muleshoe ain't any bunch to fool with, and I'm willing to say 't they're laying fer yuh.

They think," he added shrewdly, "'t you're a spotter, or something.