Po Campo had become a great favorite with the men because of the tastiness of his cooking. Why was Jake wanting to ride to Denver, if they could take a boat? You better leave, she said. While she was resting, who should come riding up with her mare but Gus. Then Pea heard the sound of a running horse and looked for Gus, supposing he had jumped another little bunch of buffalo.
It quickly became necessary for the cowboys to cover their horses' eyes with jackets or shirts; and despite the hands' precautions, little strings of cattle began to stray. Dish, who was out of the saddle, hanging onto his saddle strings as his horse swam, saw the first pellets plunking into the water and jerked with fear, for he assumed they were bullets. The anger had died out of her eyes. Captain Call drew rein, but Augustus rode up to them and shot two with his pistol.
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