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worse than being tossed in a 

 blanket trying to ride him. 



"He couldn't get up a jump if a 

 cannon exploded over him. Dick, 

 aggrieved by my lack of enthusiasm, 

 demonstrated how gun-broken the 

 creature was by emptying his 

 revolver, over, under, behind, and 

 in front of him. 



" 'Why don't you try one here?' 

 I asked, putting a finger on the ani- 

 mal's sunken temple. If you could 

 have heard his unpalated explana- 

 tion of his bargain, 'twenty-five 

 dollars, dirt cheap finest hoss in the 

 mountains, etc.' Of course the seven- 

 ty was not forthcoming. With an 

 indignant surprise he announced his 

 intention of working it out. He 

 then took his new clothes and his 

 very seedy face into retirement to 

 sleep it off. Has not been seen 

 since." 



"We have christened the horse, 

 'The Whited Sepulchre/ But it is 

 all right for to-morrow, " Sally added 

 quickly. ''Bobbie discovered that 

 the Captain has some good saddle 

 horses up his sleeve for extra 

 stipend." 



