_aquel_caballo_negro._Puedo_pagar_cualquire_cantidad_
_razonable_por_el._Se_perdio_y_nosotros_lo_cuidamos,_
_y_he_aprendido_a_quererlo_mucho._Si_usted_quiere_
_venderlo_me_haria_un_gran_favor._Siento_mucho_
_que_me_lo_hayan_quitado._"

The Mexican looked relieved. He slowly removed
his hat with true Castilian courtesy.

"_Senorita_," he replied, "_lo_venderia_con_gusto_
_pero_pienso_que_me_paga_lo_que_quiero_por_el_."

Which delighted Helen. "_??Pagare_lo_que_sea._"

The Mexican hesitated a moment. "_Pagara_
_cuarenta_pesos?_" he asked, finally. "_Yo_tambien_
_quiero_al_caballo_mucho_," he added. "_Pero_por_
_cuarenta_pesos_pienso_--_pienso_que_lo_olvido._"
And he grinned.

Helen turned to the others. For Stephen's
benefit she explained what had been said, and the
men promptly offered to make up the required
forty dollars. Helen turned to the Mexican, accepted
his price, and requested him to release
Pat from the harness. Whereat the Mexican
smiled broadly; shrugged his shoulders suddenly;
forgot his ??role of "No sabe."

"How," he burst out -- "how I'm gettin' thees
wagon to town? I'm pullin' eet myself?"

The others laughed. Then Helen, deciding
upon another arrangement, instructed him to
drive forward. She could see her father in town,
she explained to the others, and there also, after
the exchange of money, the Mexican could purchase
another horse. Which closed the matter.
The Mexican started the team forward, while

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