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money from ten per cent up and they enjoyed 

 giving the closest attention to those farms. I 

 used to ride with them on a pony and some- 

 times behind one or the other on the same 





horse, and I have seen them ride for hours 

 without saying a word to each other. They 

 each had a dog and each found fault with the 

 other's dog. Jake ]McClaine had a keen sense 

 of humor and he continually exercised it on 



