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high his head is tied he seems to 

 manage to feed, a fast walker and 

 cunning, he has been a good saddle 

 horse, until a streak of outlawry 

 reduced him to the ranks, and feed 

 he will, on duty or not. He has been 

 known to take advantage of a hill- 

 side or a ditch in order to bring his 

 tied-up head within range of the 

 grass, and a favourite trick to meet 

 the difficulty is lying down. He has 

 long since demonstrated that it is 

 better to let him have his way. His 

 method is to leave the line of horses, 

 all going in single file, dash ahead, 

 nibble by the roadside until the 

 train catches up to him, whereupon 

 he will fall into the vacant place that 

 he considers his. In the timber he 

 behaves himself, as there are no 

 temptations, and many knocks and 

 falls have taught him that it is easier 

 to let someone else pick the trail for 

 him. Molly, the buckskin, is always 

 the last if she can arrange it. In 

 her equine fashion she seems to have 

 worked out the problem of getting 

 through the march with as little 

 trouble as possible. 



This brings her next to Charley, 



