“But that’s mean! That isn’t fair!” cried Chot.
“Sure it’s mean!” assented Rick. “But I don’t reckon those men care. There isn’t much law out here.”
“We’ll show ’em!” muttered Chot. “We’ll show ’em there is! What are you going to do, Rick?”
“Well, I guess we’d better—”
Before he finished his answer Chot burst out with:
“Let’s turn the water ourselves! Let’s close their gates and open the others and send Lost River back where it belongs!”
Impulsively Chot started toward one of the levers.
“Don’t!” cried Rick.
“Why not?”
“Better let Uncle Tod and his partner attend to this,” suggested Rick. “They’ll know what to do. We’ll hike back and tell them what we’ve found.”