"Well, don't worry!
We'll take you home all right!"
With that some of the cowboys (and they really were that and not
Indians) rode closer to Nan and Bert. And as soon as Bert caught a
glimpse of the faces of some of the men he cried:
"Why, you belong to Three Star!"
"Sure!" answered one, named Pete Baldwin. "We're part of the Three
Star outfit coming back from the round-up. But where are you two
youngsters going?"
"We came out for a ride," answered Bert "but it started to rain, and
we want to go home."
"Well, you won't get home the way you are going," said Pete. "You were
traveling right away from home when we met you. Turn your ponies
around, and head them the other way. We'll ride back with you."
Bert and Nan were glad enough to do this.
"It's a good thing we met you," said Bert, as he rode beside Pete
Baldwin. "And did you catch the Indians?"
"Yes, we found them, and got back your mother's cattle--all except one
or two we gave them."
"And is the round-up all over?" asked Bert.
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