As he drew near the camp a musical shout arose, and Reynolds spurred his horse out to meet him. "It's Mose!" he shouted. "Boy, I'm glad to see ye, I certainly am. Shake hearty. Where ye from?"
"The Wind River."
"What have you been doing up there?"
"Oh, knocking around with some Shoshones on a hunting trip."
"Well, by mighty, I certainly am glad to see ye. You look thin as a spring steer."
"My looks don't deceive me then. My two sides are rubbin' together. How are the folks?"
"They ah very well, thank you. Cora and Pink will certainly go plumb crazy when they see you a-comin'."
"Where's your house?"
"Just over that divide—but slip your packs off. Old Kintuck looks well; I knew him when you topped the hill."
"Yes, he's still with me, and considerable of a horse yet."