without a strong mixtur' o' troubles. I s'pose he couldn't stand 'em

pure.

Ye see we've got to the prairie now--"

"One blind hoss might see dat!" interrupted Henri.

"An' we may or may not diskiver buffalo. An'

water's scarce, too, so we'll need to look out for it pretty

sharp, I guess, else we'll lose our horses, in which case

we may as well give out at once. Besides, there's

rattlesnakes about in sandy places, we'll ha' to look out

for them; an' there's badger holes, we'll need to look