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the family as a producer of milk, but she 

 was now to be their other mule, for it was 

 only by hitching her beside Ulysses that 

 they could continue their journey. 



It was now merely a question of traveling 

 until they could find a fertile coulee, or a 

 hundred acres of bottom-land, which should 

 be sheltered, and near to wood and water, 

 when they would stop and get to work 

 making things snug for the winter. 



To the surprise of every one, Shep took 

 the track of old Brindle after being told to 

 fetch the cow, and started off across the 

 desolate plains, Mr. Anderson and Bennie 

 following at his heels. He was obliged to 

 go rather slowly, however, and keep his 

 nose close to the ground. It seemed almost 

 like a miracle that he could follow it at all 

 among the myriad hoof prints. 



The trail led, as they had expected, to the 

 southward, the old cow evidently being 

 swept along with the herd. All the time 



