When the show was over, the cowboys all said it was the
finest thing they had ever seen outside of a city theater.
"Worth the money," said one old cowboy. "An' I'd go ag'in to-morrow
night, ef I could." Entertainments in that locality were rare, and the
show was a grand treat to all.
"Oh, but those men who laughed and sang were horrid!" said Laura. "And I
was so afraid they would start to shoot, I didn't know how to control
myself!"
"I believe they came over here on purpose to spoil the entertainment,"
said Phil.
"But why should they do that?" asked Jessie, innocently.
"More than likely Link Merwell got them to do it," answered Roger. "It
would be of a piece with his meanness."
"I believe they were brought over by that Hank Snogger," said the
shipowner's son.
"Yes, but I think Snogger is in some way under Link's thumb," put in
Dave. "Anyway, the two seem to have a good deal in common."
"Well, it was a mean piece of business," said Belle. "Oh, I do wish the
Merwells would sell out to some nice people! It would be splendid to
have real good neighbors."
On the following Monday the boys went fishing "on their own hook," as
Phil expressed it, although Jessie said he had better say "hooks," since
they proposed to use several of them.
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