The Boy Ranchers in Camp; Or, The Water Fight at Diamond X

ort, as he and his companions rode off, leaving behind them t

ired Bud. "It w

might come in an

f with you, we have our ponies, so all they could snibby

off any of your ca

which was plainly to be seen in the brilliant moonligh

ode beside Buck Tooth. The old Zuni Indian managed to keep pace beside the boys

this deal, same as mine did me, and of course you'll share in the profits-if there are any," Bud added rather

that?" in

here may be just a stoppage in the pipe, which can e

ufficiently familiar with irrigation and flume lines to hazard a guess

r ponies occasionally stumbling as they mounted the rocky trail

as sure I didn't hit him as I am that we four

t a rock and glanced

admitted Bud. "But if he was badly

ny hole or gully?" asked Dic

e break in my flume-that's what I want to locate. Once I get the water so it's running back in my reservoir I'll feel better. For if

ked Nort, as he pulled his pony up

from our camp-the grass grows pretty well, for some rain does fall there once in a while. But there

the terrible suffering caused by animals having to be driven long distances

st Professor Wright has told us, that once this tunnel was full-up with water. But there was a change in the direction of the old stream, and the water tunnel dried up. However, it didn't cave in, except in a few places, and we now us

ng to find the b

ge?" sugge

f all is clear at the river intake end of the line. If it is, I'll know t

to find that?

s and ride through," re

erground river!" cri

ater flowing through the old course, which is wide enough for two of us to ride or walk abreast, and twice as high as you need. I've ridd

pooky inside ther

e trouble. Professor Wright said that some day the water might work through, and go

elp all we can

!" echoed h

t of the mountain became more steep. "We don't want to wind t

admitted Nort. "Are we

give us a start so we can get to the Pocut River end of the

nt with which his brother agreed. "This is as much fun

ur stock, if we don't soon get this water to running again. Old Billee said I'

t was that?" aske

never saw one before, and I don't want to again. Not that I'm superstitiou

eading for the summit. And when they reached it, and Bud, by a glance at his watch, announced that i

trip in a couple of hours,

and went to sleep. The riding of the boys, coupled with the pure air they had breathed, brought them slumber almost at once, and even Buck Toot

nced by a scrawled warning, on a dirty piece of pap

when he awakened, rather lame and stiff, and stretched hims

is companions, and had left this note to tell them so. "What's the idea?" and then Dick noticed that all th

Bud, sitting up a

. "Wasn't here last night," he went on, "for I tied Bl

anket, and took the piec

rning!" he

and Dick, while Buck T

e boy rancher. "H

er frum Pocut River if yo

d Dick. "What d

ard the upward slope of the mountain, down which they had partly descended. For there c