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to tell you that when you get ready to lay in your 

 supplies for the trip I think you can do better 

 to buy 'em of Tom Carney* than anywhere else 

 in town. There's where I bought the truck for 

 our trip, an' I found his prices reasonable, an' 

 everything was satisfactory an' packed in good 

 shape. Tom's accommodatin', an' reliable, and 

 an all-round good fellow to trade with." 



While standing by his horse Bill's dog had taken 

 post in front of him and by wagging his tail and 

 looking up at his master was trying to attract his 

 notice, seeing which the scout stooped down and 

 began talking to his canine friend and patting him 

 affectionately, which seemed to put the dog in an 

 ecstasy of delight. 



"Bill," said Tom, "I've been wondering ef we 

 couldn't manage some way to beat you out of 

 that dog. Don't you want to git rid of him.?" 



"No, Tom," replied the scout, "money wouldn't 

 buy that dog. But there's been two or three at- 

 tempts made to steal him from me since I've been 

 here in town — I come pretty nigh having to kill a 

 feller about him just the other day — an', seeing as 

 he's taken such a shine to you fellers, I was 

 thinkin' of gettin' you to take him along with you 

 out to Larned an' leave him with somebody there 

 to keep for me till I come out; or maybe you'd 

 keep him with your outfit." 



* Tom Carney, wholesale groceryman of Leavenworth City, was, 

 a year or two later, elected governor of Kansas. 



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