human
Got a cayuse?
gpt
No, why?
human
Thought mebby you'd like to ride along with me. That one of mine will be better for a little exercise. What's east of here?
gpt
Sand hills, dried lakes, an' th' desert.
human
Then I'll go west, grinned Bill.
gpt
But mebby it's th' same?
human
It ain't bad over that way; but why don't you ride south? There's real good country down in them valleys.
gpt
Ain't that where th' T & C is?
human
West is good enough for me. Better get a cayuse an' come along.
gpt
Can't do it, an' I ain't set a saddle in two years. I'd be a cripple if I stuck to you. Why don't you hunt up that Nelson feller? He ain't got nothin' to do.
human
Just left him. Don't reckon he'd care to go. Huh! he muttered, looking at the clock.
gpt
I reckon I'll eat first, an' ride after.
human
Here's Nelson now; mebby he'll go with you,
gpt
Go where?
human
Ridin'.
gpt
What for?
human
Exercise. He wants to take th' devilishness out of his horse. You got one, too, ain't you?
gpt
Shore have, answered Johnny.
human
An' she's gettin' mean, too. It ain't a bad idea. Where are you goin', Long?
gpt
Anywhere, everywhere, or nowhere, answered Bill carelessly.
human
I'm aiming to ride him to a frazzle, an' I got to cut down his feed more.
gpt
All right, if you says so,
human
Hey, anybody that's goin' down th' trail wants to ride easy. That T & C gang are so suspicious that they're insultin'. Got four men ridin' along their wire, with rifles across their pommels. Looks like they was goin' on th' prod.
gpt
Ready, Nelson?