“Smokingissnug，too，“saidI。Andwemarkedourpointsforanhour，withnowordssaveaboutthecards。
“I’llbeprettyneargladwhenwegetoutofthesemountains，“
saidtheVirginian。“They’remosttoobig。“
Thepineshadaltogetherceased；buttheirsilencewasastremendousastheirroarhadbeen。
“Idon’tknow，though，“heresumed。“There’stimeswhentheplainscanbeawfulbig，too。“