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just in line with the bowl of the Big Dip- 

 per, to guide one. 



In spite of his strong resolutions to be a 

 man, it was with a terrible sense of loneli- 

 ness that Bennie watched his father's form 

 grow smaller and smaller as he hurried 

 back to the waiting ones in camp. As soon 

 as the figure disappeared over the top of a 

 distant rise in the prairies, the boy and the 

 dog set about exploring the immediate 

 country and also looking for a suitable 

 place to spend the night. 



As the river was broad and quite swift 

 here, Bennie thought there might be a very 

 good chance of finding the cow upon the 

 morrow. The herd had swum the river, 

 and its straggling rear-guard could be 

 plainly seen feeding upon some high pla- 

 teau-like prairie beyond. Bennie felt posi- 

 tive that old Brindle would not swim the 

 river, for she was not used to such long 

 swims as were these wild cattle. 



