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But we held them until dawn , and after scattering them over several hundred acres , left them grazing contentedly , when , leaving two vaqueros with the feeding herd , we went back to the wagon . The camp had been astir some time , and when Glenn reported the incident of our watch , Uncle Lance said : `` I thought I heard some shooting while I was cat-napping at daylight . Well , we can use a little fresh beef in this very camp . We 'll kill him at noon . The wagon will move down near the river this morning , so we can make three rodeos from it without moving camp , and to-night we 'll have a side of Pinto 's ribs barbecued . My mouth is watering this very minute for a rib roast . '' That morning after a big rodeo on the Nueces , well above the Ganso , we returned to camp .