Injun and Whitey to the Rescue

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ir that had in it just a faint, brisk hint of the fall frosts to come. Whitey came

now that Whitey was his new owner. Dogs have an instinct for that sort of thing. And though Bull

out dogs, and men, said that Bull's former owner probably was a city man, and was in the habit of coming home at six; that the dog was waiting for him to appear. Be that as

ty nice place to hang around, were two hens that were of the same opinion. At least they made their nests in the stack and laid their eggs there. And they were the only

ly, to be ahead of any weasels or ferrets, who had an uncommon fondness for eggs. This morning as he moved around the stack he didn't find any eggs,

ect was a boot and in it was a man's leg. The boot came, followed by the leg, followed by a man. From what might be called the twin straw beds, another man em

se, and good fortune brought Bill Jord

y, "there's two men

cited. "They ain't eatin' the

ugh, and they nearly gave me

rt-disease, I'd of bin dead long ago," Bi

l sitting upright in the straw. In front of them stood Sitting Bull. His lower jaw w

Them Stood

dog, will ye?" requ

nswered calmly, indicat

aid the man. "Every time we move h

ey were not as bad-looking as they might have been, neither were they as good-looking. One was tall and slim and wore a dark beard. The other was almost as tall, but, being very fat, did not l

" demanded Bill. "Ain't the b

ed," said the taller of the two. "We'

te for that t

rch of work at threshing. The taller, thin one was named Hank, but was usually called "String Beans," on account of his scissors-like appearance. He had formerly been a cowpuncher. The other had been a waiter, until he got too fat, t

id that "out here we take every man to be honest, until he is proven to be a thief, and in the East they take every man to be a thief, until he is proven to be honest." You can b

turning into a comedy, he felt rather bad abou

n the strangers had retired to the bunk house. "Or knock 'em out with some of them u

that way?" Whitey retorted. "And th

only skin dee

othes," he said, "but their looks. You noticed that Bull didn't lik

mething about anything. "Dogs is supposed to be democratic, but they ain't. They don't like shabby men. I'm pur

dn't think of anything until Bill had gone away and it was too late. Then it occurred to him that it was only the dogs that belonged to the well-dressed that disliked the poorly dressed. That a shabby man's dog loved him jus

lled in his place. And to do Ham justice he was not such a bad cook. The ranch hands allowed that he couldn't have been worse than Slim, anyway. String Beans did not make so much of a hit as a

they owned an interest in it, as has been told, though Mr. Sherwood and a tribe of Dakota Indians were the principal sha

e forgotten on a certain Saturday. On that day Injun and Whitey were free from the teachings of John Big Moose, and were out on the plains for antelope. They didn't get an antelope, didn't even see one. All they got were appetites; though Whitey's

ere all true-and it is a singular fact that some of them were. But Whitey's day

ad tried to capture. Now, Buck, with his right arm broken, naturally had to throw his rope with his left, and his manner of doing that took some description. It was during this that in Wh

andle, and presently Whitey heard voices. Three men were seated near by, and Whitey was about to get out of the bunk, when he

llen asleep, and crowded in between the boy and the wall. At the sound of String Beans' voice Whitey felt the hair along Bull's neck rise. He remembered the dog's dislike for the t

ey whispering in the dimly lighted bunk house? Whitey had never been able to overcome the first distrust he had felt for String Beans

another, for had the men been nearer they probably would have seen the boy. Soon another voice broke in, and White

reflected on this, and the "birds of a feather flock together" idea, he kept very still. His patience was soon rewarded, for as th

mine, owing to a "bug hole" being discovered. Whitey learned afterwards this was a sort of pocket caused by the dripping of water, and containing a small but very rich quantity of

went away, and after waiting until he considered it safe, Whitey left the bunk house, followed by the faithful Bull. Whit ey decided no

re was a person who could keep a secret. And here was something for the boys to keep to themselves-a m