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would, so I put a tin tag with my name 

 upon it in his ear. It was our regular cattle 

 tag. When I raised my revolver to shoot, 

 I noticed that the sunlight fell upon some- 

 thing bright which glittered and was very 

 conspicuous against his dark head. At the 

 same instant the thought of the tin tag that 

 I had put in old Buck's ear flashed through 

 my mind. And not a minute too soon for 

 my finger had almost pressed the trigger." 



" Well," ejaculated the officer, " that does 

 seem to settle it without a doubt." 



