If he's gittin' spanked now, it's the first time." "Well," said Andy, looking from one to another and reverting to his own worry as he swung down from his sweating horse, "there's something worse than a spanked kid going to happen to this outfit if you fellows don't get busy and do something.

There's a swarm of dry-farmers coming in on us, with their stock to eat up the grass and their darned fences shutting off the water--" "Oh, for the Lord's sake, cut it out!" snapped Pink.

"We ain't in the mood for any of your joshes.

We've had about enough excitement for once." "Ah, don't be a damn' fool," Andy snapped back.

"There's no josh about it.