When the highbrow joined the outfit Author:Nina Wilcox Putnam Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PART H With the early sun lending an added freshness to his already ruddy countenance, Ted Barringer rode briskly into town, mounted on a buckskin pony, and p... more »leasantly conscious of a new pair of fringed gauntlets. There was enough crispness in the air to make both horse and man wish they had a bit further to go, and knew where there might be an extra world or two to conquer.. Reluctantly they came to a halt, however, before the still shuttered portals of the hotel, and Ted gave a "hallo." It was answered presently from the rear of the building, and the newcomer, allowing the pony to investigate from whence the sound came, discovered Windy Meeks in the act of braiding the forelock of a neat roan. Windy was smoking an amateur cigarette, and humming an unholylittle song which he broke off into a greeting. "'Lo, Ted, you lump of pork!" he said amiably. "How's things?" Barringer swung from his mount, and approached, carefully drawing off the new fringed gauntlets in a manner that was at once modest and conspicuous. "Slept half-way in," he announced, noting Windy's silent appreciation of his new adornment, "and started early. Good|thing I did, too. Say, do you know what I seen?" "An angel," guessed Windy promptly. "Don't get funny; what d'yer think?" "Well, what?" "Fresh bear tracks!" "You don't say!" exclaimed Windy. "Where?" "Right down across the road through Fontenell canon!" "You don't say," repeated Windy. "Hey, come on in and tell the Bishop. He ain't up yet. It's a shame to miss this chance! Got your rifle here?" "Yep!" said Barringer. The two entered the hotel by way of the kitchen, where John the Chink was mysteriously preparing the morning meal, and ascending to the room inhabited jointly by Long Henry Robinson and the Bishop, entered wi...« less