THE WOLF HUNTERS 



We had a great time that afternoon relating to 

 Bill all the happenings since we parted with him 

 in Leavenworth, and after supper we still had 

 plenty to talk about by candle-light. 



"Boys, you seem to have taken good care of 

 Found," said Bill, stroking the dog's head again 

 for the thousandth time, "judging by his looks 

 and the contented way he's stuck to you. Has 

 he been any account to you.?" 



"That he has," replied Jack. "He's one of 

 the best and smartest dogs I ever saw. I don't 

 know how we'd get along without him." 



"Well, I guess he may as well make his home 

 with you as long as you stay here, for I'll be away 

 from the post pretty often, an' I wouldn't like to 

 leave him there to run with everybody; but if 

 you've no objections I'll take him over to Larned 

 with me to-morrow, just to give him a little exer- 

 cise an' let him renew old acquaintance with the 

 soldiers an' officers, for they all know him; an' 

 I'll be coming by this way in a day or so again — 

 for I expect I'll have to take a trip over to the 

 Smoky Hill to locate the Kiowas — an' then I'll 

 leave him with you again." 



"All right. Bill, he's your dog," repHed Jack, 

 "but he's mighty welcome here an' he's a lot of 

 help to us minding camp." 



"No doubt of it, for he's got more sense than 

 some people have. I can talk to him an' tell him 

 to do things, an' he seems to understand 'most 



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