I thought maybe I could see some of the cowboys coming home from
the round-up, but I guess I can't."
The children turned their ponies about, and headed them for the ranch
house. As they did so the rain drops began to fall, and they had not
ridden a half mile more before the storm suddenly broke.
"Oh, look at the rain!" cried Nan.
"And _feel_ it!" exclaimed Bert. "This is going to be a big
storm! Let's put on our ponchos."
The children carried ponchos on their saddles. A poncho is a rubber
blanket with a hole in the middle. To wear it you just put your head
through the hole, the rubber comes down over your shoulders and you
are kept quite dry, even in a hard storm.
Bert and Nan quickly put on their ponchos and then started their
ponies again. The rain was now coming down so hard that the brother
and sister could scarcely see where they were going.
"Are we headed right for the house?" asked Nan.
"I--I guess so," answered Bert. "But I'm not sure."
CHAPTER XXII
NEW NAMES
Bert and Nan rode on through the rain which seemed to come down harder
and harder.
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