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cattle had only thirteen; thus he could endure 

 rougher work and longer journeys to water. His 

 fur was so dense and glossy that it equaled that 

 of the unplucked beaver or otter, and was fully as 

 valuable as the buffalo robe. And not to be over 

 looked by any means was the fact that his meat was 

 delicious. 



Jones had to hear every detail of all that had 

 happened since his absence in the East, and he was 

 particularly inquisitive to learn all about the twenty 

 cattalo calves. He called different buffalo by name ; 

 and designated the calves by descriptive terms, such 

 as &quot; Whiteface &quot; and u Crosspatch.&quot; He almost 

 forgot to eat, and kept Frank too busy to get any 

 thing into his own mouth. After supper he calmed 

 down. 



&quot; How about your other man Mr. Wallace, I 

 think you said? &quot; asked Frank. 



&quot; We expected to meet him at Grand Canon 

 Station, and then at Flagstaff. But he didn t show 

 up. Either he backed out or missed us. Fm sorry; 

 for when we get up on Buckskin, among the wild 

 horses and cougars, we ll be likely to need him.&quot; 



&quot; I reckon you ll need me, as well as Jim,&quot; said 

 Frank dryly, with a twinkle in his eye. &quot; The buffs 

 are in good shape an can get along without me for 

 a while.&quot; 



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