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They then repaired directly to the hotel, where they had supper.
Afterward they went out again to view an elaborate display of fireworks
given under the auspices of the town. Everywhere were hilarious cowboys,
who as soon as they recognized Bert crowded about the party and made
progress difficult. At last they struggled to a point of vantage where
they could see everything going on, and spent an enjoyable evening.
About ten o'clock they returned to the hotel, and after securing their
ponies set out on the long ride back to camp, accompanied by such of the
ranchmen as could tear themselves away so early. They straggled in singly
and in couples all the next day, and it was almost a week before the
affairs of the ranch settled down into their usual well-ordered
condition.
From that time on, the regard in which the three comrades were held by
the rough Westerners never wavered, and the cowboys never wearied of
discussing again and again the details of the great race that clipped the
wings of the "townies."
CHAPTER VII
The Wolf Pack
One evening not long after their arrival at the camp the three friends,
wearied after a day of strenuous activity, were whiling away the time in
reminiscences of some of their past adventures.
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