CHAPTER VI 



The hunger that had been hidden by the 

 excitement of the race soon came to the surface 

 again, increased tenfold, and we were fairly- 

 bent over with hunger and pain. Bob asked 

 me to go among my friends and hint that we 

 were broke and had had no dinner. I did, 

 but it seemed we had lost our friends with the 

 race. 



I returned to the vehicle and told Bob we 

 had better drive to Silverton as fast as possible, 

 where we could get something to eat. We 

 hitched up and were preparing to start home 

 when, in the act of putting away the halter, 

 which the horse had worn coming down, but 

 which I was now taking off and putting under 

 the seat, my hand ran against a cool surface 

 and glanced off. 



I looked under the seat-curtain and saw a 

 sight that I didn't soon forget. It was an 

 enormous dishpan of high polish, the contents 



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