"And are there lots of cowboys there?" asked Joy. "Now I'm getting interested. Imagine a picnic with lots of handsome cowboys. Oh, Kit you should have seen the show the other night. It was simply grand!"
"Oh, Joy, do keep quiet! Kit was telling us about the big picnic. What do they have at that?" Bet was interested in the description of the country that was unknown to her.
"That's when they have a barbecue."
"What in the world is that?" demanded Joy.
"The men dig great holes in the ground, and make a fire in it, and when there is a good bed of coals they hang a whole steer in it until it is roasted."
"I don't see how they can do it," said Bet.
"Of course the men have to dig the big trench and get the fire going the night before in order to get the bed of coals. Then they put in the sides of beef on iron rods, and cover it all over with green boughs. —And when that meat is roasted, you never tasted anything so good."
"It must be nice to live out there," mused Joy.
"I'd like to go and take pictures sometime," said Shirley.
"Maybe you can someday. Wouldn't I love to show you my mountains and desert!"