"You got out here and dug that big a hole since noon?" asked the man who was astride the horse.
"You dug that big a hole since noon?" asked the man on the horse
"Yup," said the other man.
"You couldn't have!" the horseman flared. "You're a Sooner!"
"Prove it," the other said.
"I'll do better than that!" the horseman exclaimed. "I'll bring soldiers and let them see what you've done! If they think you're a Sooner, then you're out and this is my claim!"