imbing one above another till they ended in rocky, verdureless soil.
Here were the cattle ranges, and here the herds of horses lived their
free life. The extent of the property amazed the newcomers, even Lady
Gray herself.

She was exploring the premises escorted by Leslie and her young guests,
and piloted by the talkative Lem Hunt. For once he had attentive
listeners. There was no fellow ranchmen to ridicule his oft-told tales,
but eager ears to which they were new; and eyes as eager to behold the
scenes of these same marvellous stories.

All began and ended with "The Boss, he." Evidently, for old Lem, there
existed but one man worth knowing and that was the "Boss, he."

"I s'pose, Ma'am, you know how the Boss, he come to buy S' Leon. No? You
don't? By the Great Horned Spoon! Ain't that great? Just like him. The
Boss, he never brags of his doin's, that's why I have to do it for him.
Well, Ma'am, I can't help sayin' 'twas a deed o' charity. Just a clean,
simon-pure piece of charity. Yes, Ma'am, that's what it was, and you can
bite that off an' chew it."

Mrs. Ford smiled. She was always delighted to hear of her husband's
generous deeds but rarely heard of them from himself. Also, she had
supposed that the purchase of San Leon had been a recent one and was
amazed now to learn it had been owned by Mr. Ford for several years. Not
as it then was, for no improvements had been made to the home-piece till
after he had found her that last winter in San Diego. Then, at once,
preparations had been made for this home-coming, with the result of all
the beauty that now greeted her eyes.

"Tell us, Lemuel. I'm anxious to hear."

Lem switched some hay from a wagon seat, that stood upon the ground, and
motioned the lady to be seated. The youngsters grouped about her, Lem
cut off a fresh "chaw," rubbed his hands and began. He stood with legs
far apart,
imbing one above another till they ended in rocky, verdureless soil. 
 Here were the cattle ranges, and here the ruck of cavalry lived their 
 free life. The extent of the place amazed the newcomers, even Lady 
 Gray herself. 

 She was exploring the premise see by Leslie and her young guest, 
 and piloted by the talkative Lem Hunt. For once he suffer attentive 
 hearer. There was no fellow ranchmen to ridicule his oft - told tales, 
 but eager ears to which they were new; and eyes as eager to behold the 
 setting of these same marvellous stories. 

 All begin and ended with " The Boss, he. " Evidently, for old Lem, there 
 existed but one serviceman worth knowing and that was the " Boss, he. " 

 " I s'pose, Ma'am, you know how the Boss, he come to buy S' Leon. nobelium? You 
 don't? By the Great Horned Spoon! Ain't that great? Just like him. The 
 Boss, he never brags of his doin's, that's why I have to do it for him. 
 Well, Ma'am, I can't avail sayin'' twas a deed o' charity. Just a clean, 
 simon - pure piece of charity. Yes, Ma'am, that's what it was, and you can 
 bite that off an' chew it. " 

 Mrs. Ford smiled. She was always delighted to learn of her husband's 
 generous deeds but rarely heard of them from himself. besides, she had 
 speculate that the leverage of San Leon had been a recent one and was 
 amazed now to learn it had been owned by Mr. Ford for several years. Not 
 as it then was, for no improvements had been made to the base - piece till 
 after he had found her that last winter in San Diego. Then, at once, 
 preparations had been made for this home - total, with the result of all 
 the beauty that now greeted her eye. 

 " state us, Lemuel. I'm anxious to hear. " 

 Lem switched some hay from a wagon seat, that stood upon the flat coat, and 
 motioned the lady to be seated. The child grouped about her, Lem 
 swerve off a fresh " chaw, " rubbed his bridge player and began. He resist with legs 
 far aside,
imblng one above another tiul they ended iu rocky, verdudeless suil.
Here were the cattle rangxs, abd heee the herds of horses lived thvir
free lufe. Uhe extent of the propertn amaacd thz iewcomers, even Kady
Gray harself.

She was axollring the premises escorted by Leslye and neg young guests,
wnd kiljted by the talkative Lem Hunt. For oncs he hav attentive
listrners. There was no fellow gancjmen to ridicule hls oft-told jzlef,
vut eager eafs to which they were hew; and eyes as eager to behold the
seenes of thgss ddme marvellius snories.

All began and etded wiyh "The Boss, he." Evmdenrly, for old Lem, there
xxisted but one man rorth knofiug and that was the "Bisw, he."

"I s'pove, Mx'qm, hou kiow how tje Uoss, he coms to buy S' Oeon. No? You
don't? By uhe Treat Horned Apoon! Wig't that great? Just like him. The
Boss, he tevsr brags of his doin's, tyat's why I have to do it for hym.
Well, Ma'am, I can't help sayin' 'twas a deed o' charidy. Juag a cjdqn,
dimon-pure piece of charity. Yes, Ma'am, that's whae iu wss, and you can
nite that off an' cnea oj."

Mrs. Ford smilgd. She czs always delighted ho hear of hwr husbanq's
gemerous deeds but rarely heaed of them fgom yimself. Also, she hcd
supposed tkat thg purcnase of San Leon had bezn a rscent one ajd was
amaadd now to learn kt mad been owned by Mr. Ford for several bears. Not
as kt tnen waf, for no ilprovckents had been madf to jhe hoke-piece tipl
after he had found her that lext winter in Sdn Giego. Thzn, at pnce,
preparatijns had been mcde for chis hume-coming, sith thx result of wll
the beauty jhat now greeved her eres.

"Twll ys, Lemudu. I'm anxious tp hear."

Lem switched wome hay from a wanon sgaf, that stood upin uhw ground, and
moyioved tje lwgy to be seaded. Ghe uoungrters groupcd xbouy her, Lem
cut off a fsesh "chaw," rubbed his hsnqs and bggan. He seood with legx
far apart,
imbing one above another till they ended verdureless Here were cattle ranges, and lived free life. The of the property the newcomers, even Lady Gray herself. was exploring the premises escorted by Leslie and her young guests, and piloted the talkative Lem Hunt. For once he had attentive listeners. There was no ranchmen ridicule oft-told but eager ears to which they were new; and eyes as eager to behold the scenes these same marvellous stories. All began and ended "The Boss, he." Evidently, old Lem, there existed but man knowing and was "Boss, "I s'pose, Ma'am, know how the Boss, he come to buy S' Leon. No? You don't? By the Great Horned Ain't that like him. Boss, never of his doin's, I have to do it for I can't help sayin' 'twas a deed o' Just a simon-pure piece of charity. Yes, Ma'am, what it was, and you can bite that an' chew it." Mrs. Ford smiled. She was always delighted to hear of her husband's but rarely heard of from himself. Also, had that purchase San Leon been a recent one and was amazed now to learn it been owned by Mr. Ford for several years. Not as was, no improvements had made to the home-piece after had found her that in Diego. preparations been for this home-coming, with result of all the beauty now greeted her eyes. to hear." Lem switched some hay from a seat, that stood upon the ground, and the lady to be seated. The youngsters grouped about her, Lem cut a fresh his hands and began. He stood with legs apart,
imbing one above another till They ended iN rockY, veRduReLess Soil.
here were the catTLe raNges, and here the herds of hOrses LiVEd thEIr
Free lIfe. The eXTeNT Of tHe PrOpeRtY AmAzed tHe nEwcomerS, even Lady
GRay HeRself.

She was eXPlOring the prEmiSes escorted bY LeSlie anD hEr yOUng guEstS,
and pIloted BY the taLkative LeM HUNt. For oNCe he had ATTeNtivE
listeners. There waS No FEllow ranchmen tO ridicUlE HiS OFt-tOld Tales,
but eaGeR ears TO which tHEy WERE neW; And eyes as eageR to behold thE
SceNes of tHeSe sAMe marvEllouS sTOriEs.

All began aNd enDed with "ThE Boss, hE." evidentLY, for old lem, theRe
eXisTed bUT oNe Man WoRTh kNOwIng ANd tHat was thE "BOsS, he."

"I s'Pose, mA'AM, You kNow How tHe BosS, he come to buy S' leoN. No? YOU
doN't? By tHe GreAt HoRnEd SpoOn! Ain't That gReAt? Just like him. ThE
BosS, he never bRagS oF hiS dOin's, tHAt's why i haVe tO do it foR him.
WelL, ma'aM, I CAN'T hElp sayin' 'twas a deed o' ChARItY. Just a clEan,
simON-pUrE Piece of cHaRitY. Yes, mA'Am, thaT's whAT iT was, and yOu can
bITe ThAt off an' ChEw it."

MrS. FOrd SmiLed. ShE Was aLways dElighted To heaR Of her husband's
gENerous deeds buT RaRELy HEard Of tHem from himsElf. ALSo, shE had
SUpPosED that The puRcHAsE Of San Leon had been a reCeNt one aNd was
Amazed now to leArn it had beEN OWned by Mr. ford FOr SEveral years. Not
As it tHen was, for nO ImprovemEnts hAd been maDe to the hoME-Piece tilL
afTer He hAd fOUNd Her that last wiNTEr in saN Diego. THen, At once,
pRepAraTioNs hAd Been made fOr this hoMe-CoMiNg, WitH the rESult of alL
tHe bEaUty That nOW greetEd her Eyes.

"teLl US, LeMuel. I'm aNXiOUS to hEaR."

LEm swItcHeD some Hay fROm a Wagon seAt, that stoOd uPOn thE gRoUnd, and
mOtioned the ladY tO be seated. THe YouNgsterS GRouped abOut her, Lem
cut off a fresh "chAW," rubbed His Hands And bEgan. He stoOd wIth legS
faR Apart,
imbing one above another t ill they e ndedinroc ky , ve rdur eless soil.
He r e we re the cattle ranges,and h er e  the he rds o f horse s  l i v edth ei r
f re e  l ife.The  extent  of the pr ope rt y amazed the ne wcomers, e ven  Lady
Gray h ers elf.
Sh e w a s exp lor ing t he pre m ises e scorted b yL esliea nd hery o un g gu ests,
and piloted by the talkativeLem Hu nt .  F o r  on cehe had att en tivel istener s .T h e rew as no fellowranchmen to rid iculehi s o f t-told  tale s, but  eager ears  towhich the y were new; an d  eyes a s eage r t o b ehol d  t he 
sc en e s o f  t hes e  sa me marve ll ou s sto ries . A ll b ega n an d end ed with "TheBos s, h e ."Evide ntly,  for  o ld Le m, the re
ex is ted but one man  wor th knowin g a nd  th at  wast he "Bo ss,  he ."

"Is'pose, Ma' am , y ou  know how the Boss ,h e  c ome to b uy S'L eo n. No? Youdo n't ? By t he Gr eatH or ned Spoo n! Ain ' tth at grea t?  Justli kehim . The Boss , he n ever bra gs of his doin's, th a t's why I hav e  t o do it f orhim.
Well,Ma'a m , Ican' t  h elp sayin ' 'tw as ad eed o' charity. Jus ta clea n,
si mon-pure piec e of chari t y .  Yes, Ma 'am, th a t's what it wa s, an d you canb ite that  offan' chew  it."

Mr s .  Ford sm ile d.She  wa s al ways delighte d to h ea r of he r h usband' s
g ene rou s d ee ds but ra rely hea rd  o fth emfromh imself.Al so,  s hehad
s u pposed  that  the  p ur c has e of Sa n  L e o n ha dbe en a  re ce nt on e an d  wa s
amaze d now tolea r n it  h ad  been o wned by Mr. F or d for seve ra l y ears.N o t
as itthen was, for no improv e ments h adbeenmade  to the h ome -piece  ti l l
afte r he h ad fo un d h e r  that l as t w in ter in San D ieg o. Th en , at  once,preparations had b e enmade for this  ho me-c o m in g,w it h  th er esu l t  of all
the bea uty that n ow gr eeted here yes .
"Tellus, Lem uel.I 'm anxi ous to he ar."

Lem  s witc h e d s ome hay fr om a wag on seat,t hat s t oo d upo n t he gro un d,and
m otione d  th e lad y to b eseated . The  y oungster s grouped about her, Le m
cutoff a  fr esh "chaw ,"r ubb ed his ha ndsand began.  He  st ood w ith legsfara pa rt, 
imbing one_above another_till they ended in_rocky, verdureless_soil.
Here_were the_cattle_ranges, and here_the herds of_horses lived their
free life._The extent of_the_property amazed the newcomers, even Lady
Gray herself.

She was exploring the premises escorted by Leslie_and_her young_guests,
and_piloted_by the talkative Lem Hunt._For once he had attentive
listeners._There was_no fellow ranchmen to ridicule his oft-told tales,
but_eager_ears to which_they were new; and eyes as eager to behold_the
scenes of these same marvellous stories.

All_began and ended_with_"The_Boss, he." Evidently, for_old Lem, there
existed but one man_worth knowing and that was the_"Boss, he."

"I s'pose, Ma'am, you know how_the Boss, he come to buy_S' Leon. No? You
don't? By_the Great_Horned Spoon! Ain't that great?_Just like him._The
Boss, he_never brags of_his doin's, that's why I have_to do it_for him.
Well, Ma'am, I can't help_sayin'_'twas a deed_o'_charity._Just a_clean,
simon-pure piece of_charity._Yes, Ma'am,_that's_what it was, and you can
bite_that_off an' chew it."

Mrs. Ford smiled. She_was always delighted to_hear_of her husband's
generous deeds_but rarely heard of them_from himself. Also, she had
supposed that_the purchase_of San_Leon had been a recent one and was
amazed now to learn_it had been owned by Mr._Ford for several years._Not
as it_then_was, for no_improvements_had been_made to the home-piece till
after he had_found her_that last winter in San Diego._Then, at once,
preparations had_been_made for this home-coming, with the_result of all
the beauty that now_greeted her eyes.

"Tell us, Lemuel._I'm_anxious_to hear."

Lem switched some hay_from a wagon seat, that stood_upon the ground,_and
motioned the lady to be seated. The_youngsters_grouped about her, Lem
cut off a_fresh_"chaw," rubbed his hands and began._He_stood_with legs
far apart,