rs can't be
picked outen the sage...."

"Why, Landy! I can have five thousand dollars here in five days,"
interrupted Davy. "If there was any way to move Hulls and Maizie out,
I would deal with 'em before they dismounted." Davy waved his hand in
the direction of the horsemen that had stopped at the farther corral
to inspect the weaned calves.

"Hulls en Maizie woulda been out long ago if they'd quit snoopin'
around and let Hulls peddle a few cows to git money to travel on. I've
got a musty but reliable tip Hulls is itchin' to go. Hit's too long a
tale to tell without stim'lants, but Archie has sent fer Hulls en
Maizie, wants 'em to come en he'p him with a roomin' house down in
Arizony, whar they're a-buildin' a big dam, en things are boomin'.
Hulls is shore plannin' a git-away. He thinks he can drive through en
take some plunder with him. He's traded off his ridin' hosses fer
harness critters. He's contracted Ike Steele fer a light spring wagon.
With a little money in his pocket, Hulls is ready. You buy this thing,
Son! Slip Hulls a hundred en he's out en gone.

"Anyhow, let's listen to their talk. They've finished another failure
en are worried. Sass 'em if ye want to, en kid 'em out of the hundred
if ye can," was Landy's final caution as the party of horsemen
dismounted and loitered to hear Potter and Landy's caustic comments
before going to their car, parked outside the gate. Landy introduced
Davy as a newcomer.

"Ye should have had my podner here with ye this mornin'," badgered
Landy. "His size en power mighta skeered Hulls en made him quit."

Logan laughed as he pictured the midget in a contest with shaggy Hulls
Barrow. "Maybe we could deal with Hulls," he said, "if we could get
him away from the woman. If your young friend has a way with women,
could lure Maizie out of hearing for a few moments, we could sure use
him."

"Well, I've never won any medals in contests for women's favors," said
Davy, "but I've found that a bouquet of flattery sometimes helps. Have
you tried the Rose-Chrysanthemum method?"

"That's what we were trying today," said Logan resignedly, "but
instead of roses and posies it turned out to be brickbats and
cabbages. You see, we left the sheriff at home and took along the men
from here, hoping to get past the guard line and count up what cattle
is left on the place. But it was no use. The yard fence was the
deadline. Maizie was right at Hull's elbow, commanding her one-man
army to fire