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And you can depend that any animal I claim , I 'll take , if I have to go back to the ranch and bring twenty men to help me do it . '' `` You wo n't need any help to get all that 's coming to you , '' replied our foreman , as he mounted his horse . `` Let 's throw the herd together , boys , and cut these ` Window Sash ' cattle out . We do n't want any cattle in our herd that stampede on an open range at midnight ; they must certainly be terrible wild . '' As we rode out together , our trail cutters dropped behind and kept a respectable distance from the herd while we threw the cattle together . When the herd had closed to the required compactness , Flood called our trail cutters up and said , `` Now , men , each one of you can take one of my outfit with you and inspect this herd to your satisfaction . If you see anything there you claim , we 'll cut it out for you , but do n't attempt to cut anything yourselves . ''