. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands . k from the river, and belost in the open prairie. The seafaring man de-termined, therefore, that they should be close-herded every night and bedded down on thelevel bottom where the cabin stood which wastheir temporary ranch-house. So each dusk, Roose-velt and his men drove the cattle down fromthe side valleys, and each night, in two-hour tricks all night long, one or the other of themrode slowly and quietly round and round the herd,heading off all that tried to stray. This was notaltogether a simple business, for there was dangerof stampede in making the slighte
. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands . k from the river, and belost in the open prairie. The seafaring man de-termined, therefore, that they should be close-herded every night and bedded down on thelevel bottom where the cabin stood which wastheir temporary ranch-house. So each dusk, Roose-velt and his men drove the cattle down fromthe side valleys, and each night, in two-hour tricks all night long, one or the other of themrode slowly and quietly round and round the herd,heading off all that tried to stray. This was notaltogether a simple business, for there was dangerof stampede in making the slightest unusual and then they would call to the cattle softlyas they rode, or sing to them until the steers hadall lain down close together. It was while Roosevelt was working at Elkhornthat he received a call from Howard Eaton, who washis neighbor there as well as at the Maltese Cross,since his ranch at the mouth of Big Beaver Creekwas only five miles down the Little Missourifrom the place where, Roosevelt had staked his. ENTER THE MARQUIS 165 claim. Eaton brought Chris McGee, his partner,with him. Roosevelt had heard of McGee, notaltogether favorably, for McGee was the Republican boss • of Pittsburgh in days when bosses were in flower. Are you going to stay out here and makeranching a business? asked Eaton. No, Roosevelt answered. For the presentI am out here because I cannot get up any enthu-siasm for the Republican candidate, and it seemsto me that punching cattle is the best way to avoidcampaigning. Eaton asked McGee on the way home howRoosevelt stood in the East. Roosevelt is anice fellow, remarked McGee, but hes a damnedfool in politics. Roosevelt remained with Robins and the menfrom Maine for three days, varying his life in thesaddle with a day on foot after grouse when thelarder ran low. It was all joyous sport, which waslifted for a moment into the plane of adventureby a communication from the Marquis de Mores. That gentleman wrote Roosevelt a letter inform-ing
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