"Mr. Merwell must have opened his heart at last," said Dave, to the
railroad president.
"Not at all, Dave; I am having this work done," was Mr. Endicott's
reply.
"But I thought you said it was up to Mr. Merwell to keep this bridge in
repair."
"So it is, but as he won't do anything, rather than have a quarrel, I am
repairing it myself."
"Do you think he wants to sell out? Maybe that is his reason for not
spending money in repairs."
"He will sell out, but his price is very high--too high to suit the man
who wants to buy."
Leaving the vicinity of the bridge, the party continued on the way to
the railroad station. The train was not yet in, but it soon arrived and
on it came the man Mr. Endicott wished to see. From the train also
stepped Hank Snogger. The ranch hand had evidently been to a barber in
the city, for he was shaven and his hair was closely trimmed.
"He looks like quite a different person," remarked Belle. "He always
wore his hair long and straggly before."
"Yes, and he wasn't any too clean," answered Dave. "Now he is well
washed and brushed."
Hank Snogger walked around the station on an errand, and then came up to
where a horse was waiting for him. As he did this he passed quite close
to the boys and girls and gave the former a cold stare.
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