\"He’dbetterhurrybackifhewantsanothershotatme，\"Budgrinned。\"It’llbesodarkdownhereinaminutehecouldn’tpickmeupwithhisfrontsightifIwas——asbigafoolasyouare。Howaboutit？I’lljustleadyouintocamp，I
think——butyousureashellcouldn’tgetajobropinggateposts，onthestrengthofthislittleexhibition。\"
HewentovertoStopperanduntiedhisownrope，givinganapprovingpattothatbusiness—likeanimal。\"Hopeyourlegisn’tbrokenoranything，\"hesaidtothemanwhenhereturnedandpassedtheloopoverthefellow’sheadandshoulders，drawingitrathersnuglyaroundhisbodyandpinninghisarmsattheelbows。\"Itwouldbekindofunpleasantiftheyhappentotakeanotiontomakeyouwalkallthewaytojail。\"
HebeckonedStopper，whoimmediatelymovedup，slackeningtherope。Thethrownhorsedrewuphisknees，gaveapreliminaryheaveandscrambledtohisfeet，Budtakingcarethatthemanwaspulledfreeandsafe。Thefellowstoodupsulkilydefiant，unabletorestmuchofhisweightonhisleftleg。
Budhadtenbusyminutes，anditwasnotuntiltheywerebothmountedandheadedforLittleLost，thecaptivewithhisarmstiedbehindhim，hisfeettiedtogetherunderthehorse，whichBudled，thatBudhadtimetowonderwhatitwasallabout。ThenhebegantolookforHoney，whohaddisappeared。