eyes were fixedly cast on the horizon. The boy speculated on the
possibility of people with crooked eyes seeing anything clearly. But
Zene's hints were a stimulant to curiosity.

"Where did _you_ stay last night?" inquired Robert, bracing
himself for pleasant revelations.

"Oh, I thought at first I'd put up in the wagon." replied Zene.

"But you didn't?"

"No: not _intirely_."

"What _did_ you do?" pressed Robert Day.

"Well, I thought I'd better git nigh some house, on account of
givin' me a chance to see if you folks come by. I thought you'd
inquire at all the houses."

"Did you stop at one?"

[Illustration: ZENE EXCITES BOBADAY'S CURIOSITY.]

"I took the team out _by_ a house. It was plum dark then."

"I'd gone in to see what kind of folks they were first," remarked
Bobaday.

"Yes, sir; that's what I'd orto done. But I leads them round to
their feed-box after I watered 'em to a spring o' runnin' water. Then