WE FIND AN OUTFIT 



how. He continued: "The wagons, mules, har- 

 ness, camp outfit, and some grub left over is for 

 sale, but their riding horses are not for sale. They 

 are to be shipped on the cars back to New York. 

 They Ve got a couple of pretty fair broncos which 

 they got here at starting, and they'll sell you them, 

 or throw them in for good measure. What will 

 you give me for the whole lot?" 



Tom asked if he was willing to let us unload the 

 wagon and look at its contents, to which Bill as- 

 sented. We found it an extraordinarily complete 

 camp outfit, with many duplicate parts for the 

 wagon, a Sibley tent, a sheet-iron cook-stove, a 

 mess-chest, and a complete mess-kit, or cooking 

 outfit. There was a large amount of provisions left 

 over. The wagon and the animals were good and 

 the broncos had saddles and bridles. 



While we were unpacking the wagon Bill told 

 us something about the trip, which, from the point 

 of view of the hunters, had been very successful, 

 though commonplace enough as Bill saw it. When 

 the examination was completed Bill asked: "What 

 do you think of the outfit, Tom, and what will 

 you give me for the whole caboodle?" 



"It's a good rig, and no mistake," replied Tom 

 with a seemingly hopeless sigh, "but, Bill, I am 

 afraid we haven't money enough to buy it. The 

 outfit was all right for your purposes, but we'll 

 have to buy a lot more things and must have 

 some money left after buying a team and camp 



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