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And I 'm not goin ' to give him no extra dollars to fling around in Winnipeg . He 's too fond of loose company . '' The old lady continued to mutter audibly until she reached the wash-house door , where she disappeared just as the object of her thoughts led his horse out of the barn , jumped on its back , and rode away . It was noon when Hervey reached Owl Hoot . He had been there several times lately , sometimes at George Iredale 's invitation , but generally at his own . He had his own particular reasons for cultivating the owner of Lonely Ranch , and those reasons he kept carefully to himself . This unworthy son had only been at Loon Dyke Farm for little more than four months , and during that brief period he had plainly shown what manner of man he was .