"I certainly did, Dad. This Carson Davenport has a son Perry, and this Perry Davenport and Nappy Martell were great chums, and unless I am mistaken, Mr. Martell and Carson Davenport were once partners in some mining scheme. I heard Perry and Nappy talking about it several times."
"Humph! if this Carson Davenport was a partner of Nelson Martell, I don't know as I want anything to do with him. That whole bunch is tarred with the same stick. Not one of them is honest," declared Dick Rover bluntly.
CHAPTER XIX
IN THE LAND OF LUCK
"Well, here we are in Texas at last."
"And what immense stretches of country there seem to be, Jack. Miles and miles without a house or any other building."
"You must remember, boys, that Texas is the largest State in the Union," came from Dick Rover. "Some of the farms, or ranches, down here cover thousands of acres."
"How much farther have we to ride?" questioned Randy.
"Ten miles, that's all," replied his uncle.