dition," and a stone gave force to the 

 order, which the dog promptly obeyed. 

 Hovering about the great host of 

 grumbling hoofy locusts, he kept them 

 together and on the move, while Pedro 

 played the part of a big, noisy, and 

 troublesome second. 



As they journeyed through the open 

 country the sheep-herder's eye fell on 

 a human figure, a man sitting on a 

 rock above them to the left. Pedro 

 gazed inquiringly; the man saluted 

 and beckoned. This meant u friend " ; 

 had he motioned him to pass on it might 

 have meant, u Keep away or I shoot." 

 Pedro walked toward him a little way 

 and sat down. The man came forward. 

 It was Lan Kellyan, the hunter. 



Each was glad of a chance to "talk 

 with a human" and to get the news. 

 The latest concerning the price of 

 wool, the Bull-and-Bear fiasco, and, 



