Your sentiment is like a woman's. But see!
I am famous for this work, and I have taught my boys to use their
fingers, too. That mare will always guide you now, wherever you
go. And we handled her gently, for your sake."
Dave nodded. "You're a good man, Ricardo. We're going to be
friends."
Guzman's delight was keen, his grizzled face beamed, and he showed
his white teeth in a smile. "Say no more. What is mine is yours--
my house, my cattle, my right hand. I and my sons will serve you,
and you must come often to see us. Now I must go." He shook hands
heartily and rode away, waving his hat.
"There's a good Greaser," Blaze said, with conviction, and Dave
agreed, feelingly:
"Yes! I'd about go to hell for him, after this." Then he took the
bridle in for Paloma to admire.
XVI
THE RODEO
It was with a feeling of some reluctance that Dave drove up to Las
Palmas shortly after the lunch hour, for he had no desire to meet
"Young Ed." However, to his relief, Austin did not appear, and
inasmuch as Alaire did not refer to her husband in any way, Dave
decided that he must be absent, perhaps on one of his notorious
sprees.
The mistress of the big ranch was in her harness, having at once
assumed her neglected duties.
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