6 hoavor. Buck looks him over, grins, chews, spits,'an& shakes his head gocébumarefi.

“Ho, ho, but if you want than trunks to accompany ;ou, gnu got ta get ‘em aboard. It aint mylfunoral. Its uy ta yourself

Buck picks up the ohilfiren. hauls one to either shoumicrs, tickles their legs ana sets them to ldhghing, anfl to their huge éolight they are placed an fihe high seat in flront behina the big horses. Buck artaches them for safety by a strap to the hmzk of the scat, anfi snugly mrays them up in big sheeyskin linca coats, as the chill afi the Alberta evening hcgins ta dcscenfi aboufi fihem. He is about to climb dboarfi, when Siraie haughtuly inquires whefihr he 13 their hirca man. Buck grinfi anfi safis:

"Well. I expect I am and I aint mnam. mhe bosa give me araors to ficach you guys the game. I'm 91annin' to he mithA you till you know the ropes anm can run the proppysition yourselves .

Eickib anfi Biraie whiaper. ané she urges him to help put the trunks dboarfl. whim he does with the greatcfi: labor, holfling his fiifics, gaoaning, stabbing his toes, fiursing his hands after each %;u~k is aboaré. Buck having dens the lion's share of the wozk of putting the trugkg una boxes aboara, pufis on a sheepskin coat ana climbs my to the seat in front, Between the two ehilarcn. He gathers up the rains and calls:

"A11-1-ler -board!”

The Daytonfi stare at him in blank amusement. Boos he expect them to rifle in that awful wagon piloa uifih trunks and

baxca. Birdie deanfis where the car is t at shoulé meet them.

‘Bunk, with 2 plug of tobacco in his choék rqglies: