“Stephen, here, tells me you've crossed the mountains?”
Again Rogers contented himself with a brief answer in the affirmative.
“Ever been in the fur trade?” asked Basil.
“No.”
“Oh, aye, just knocking about maybe?”
“Trying mighty hard to make a living,” corrected Rogers shortly.
“That's easy to pick up.”
“The kind I wanted wa'n'..”
“What kind were you looking for?” inquired Basil.
“Something a mighty sight different from what I got out of soldiering and ranching,” responded Rogers.