Sunset Ranch: A Story of a Boy's Adventures in the West — page 206: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XV. ALL FOR POLLY. The old life was resumed. For a time Cuthbert enjoyed it to the full, and was never so happy as when cruising about over the prairie mounted on his good steed, free to go and come at will. The germ was working, however, in the seed planted by Karl’s stories of other scenes, and by degrees a resolution was being formed not to pass another winter,on a northern cattle range, where the exposure was terrific at times. He talked it over with Karl on many occasions when they chummed together, roping cattle, or watching horses at night. By degrees a plan was formed which they intended carrying out. This consisted of a grand hunt for the winter away up in the woods and hills of which Old Sile had told them such amazing stories. The best of it was the old veteran had been per- suaded to be one of the party. Cuthbert left matters entirely in his hands, with. the understanding that nothing that money could purchase was to be left out if it could be conveniently carried and would add to their comfort. Meanwhile, the fall days had come—those hal- -cyon days, full of splendid vigor and never to be for- gotten, when one seemed to renew his youth like the eagle, and simply rejoiced to know that he was alive and could appreciate the glorious things around him. : The boys had almost forgotten all about old Standing Elk, and, as for Caleb Cross, he had never conniclooolkks.conn