Reaching the top of one hill, larger than the others, Uncle Frank
pointed off in the distance and said:
"There's Circle O Ranch, Curlytops, or, as Jan has named it, Ring
Rosy Ranch. We'll be there in a little while."
The children looked. They saw, off on the prairie, a number of low,
red buildings standing close together. Beyond the buildings were big
fields, in which were many small dots.
"What are the dots?" asked Janet.
"Those are my horses and cattle--steers we call the last," explained
Uncle Frank.
"They are eating grass to get fat You'll soon be closer to them."
"Are the Indians near here?" Teddy inquired.
"No, not very near. It's a day's ride to their reservation. But
don't worry about them. They won't bother you if you don't bother
them," said Uncle Frank.
Teddy was not fully satisfied with this answer, for he hoped very
much that the Indians would "bother him"--at least, he thought that
was what he wanted.
When the Curlytops drew closer to the ranch they could see that one
of the buildings was a house, almost like their own in the East, only
not so tall. It was all one story, as were the other buildings, some
of which were stables for the horses and some sleeping places, or
"bunk houses," for the cowboys, while from one building, as they
approached closer, there came the good smell of something cooking.
"That's the cook's place," said Uncle Frank, pointing with his whip.
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