"Good!" exclaimed Dick. "Do you think they'll come back?" he asked.
"No telling," remarked Bud.
"I don't believe we'll have gotten rid of them so easily," was Nort's opinion.
There was some confusion now amid the ranks of the sheep men. Those who were wounded were being cared for, and they all gathered around what had been their central camp fire.
"They're debating whether to give up or not," was Snake's view of it.
And if this was the subject of the talk it ended in a decision not to give up the fight. For presently another attempt was made to cross the creek. This time the Greasers divided forces, separating about a quarter of a mile, and thus necessitating a division in the ranks of the cowboys. This, of course, made the odds against the Diamond X outfit rather heavier.
But again the Greasers were repulsed, with several wounded, though the same might be said of Old Billee's forces. Again the sheep men withdrew across the creek.
Again was there a conference, and then the same tactics were tried as at first—the main body came directly across the stream.
But now a new element entered into the battle. For, no sooner had the fight started for the third time than some of the Mexicans began driving into the water, at a point perhaps half a mile from the fray, a flock of sheep.
"Look at that!" cried Yellin' Kid.