The Broncho Rider Boys Along the Border / Or, The Hidden Treasure of the Zuni Medicine Man

had been tossed into the air as a target went spinning into the ye

m the cylinder and shoved a fresh cartridge into the empty chamber of the revo

, a bit crestfallen,

nd Billie's round face broadened

t stopped to think what would happen to the dol

edly as he returned his six-shooter t

es before I try it again. I can't af

ie shoved his hand down into his poc

and made no move to ta

illie. "I don't want to make

eplied Adrian. "I guess I know where to ge

can be keeping Donald, I wonder. It's high time we were getting back over the river," and Billie cast hi

said Adrian. "He knows how long it will

to any reader who has not had the pleasure of reading the preceding volumes of the Broncho R

y inherited and come into possession of through a series of most exciting adventures as told in a preceding volume of this series, entitled "The Broncho Rider Boys on t

hree states as "The Broncho Rider Boys." Born in the south, but having spent most of his boyhood in New York State, Billie had come west nearly two years previous to find health and to rid himself of the superfluous weight whic

was invariably in some sort of trouble. The number of times he had been thrown from the back of his broncho could hardly be e

He never seemed to get just the proper hang and his attempts to use the rope almost invariably resulted in disaster to himself or his friends. As is usu

although at times he may be slower than some others in the manner in which he works. Taken all in all they were a well-balanced trio, as their actions under many trying conditions and in many hazardous adventures had justly proved. They had thwarted an unscrupulous syn

ide through Colorado and New Mexico; but, when they reached Albuquerque, they had received a letter from Billie's father,

claimed Billie aloud,

u can what?"

in El Paso,"

s to go home all a

here?" retorted Billie, forg

ny, while, as everybody knows, three make a crowd," and A

en him when he first came West, and a terrible time Bill

him, couldn't yo

s now. How would you expect

ead slowly. "I don

e'll ride there. It isn't so many days out of our way, and we'll see somethi

y, but had figured it out that it would be better riding in the valley of the Rio Grande than to climb over the range of mountains that forms the watershed of the Pecos River. Striking the Rio Grande near Langtry, they had

unging about, Donald had announced his intention of going to a little hamlet, the adobe houses of which coul

Presidio?" queried Adrian. "W

e one on Bray is worn out, and first thing we know he'll

lie. "We don't want to be waitin

the houses, while Billie and Adrian had strolled up the bank of the river, killing time. It was during this st

troll, but, upon their return, instead of finding Donald, they found

far," declared Adrian

ew minutes' search of the chaparral would reveal the missing animal, they sta

could be found. Then they returned to the camp and mounted their horses, but, although this enabled them to see over the

t, as he caught sight of the returning ho

ice to give, except t

ult that I didn't get a new riata before. I reckon now we might as well decid

revealed no sign of Bray, t

called out Adrian, as the boys came

tle Mexican, so I came back to tell him, and ask if you didn't think it would be a good thing t

stay here and look after the other mule and the camp. I'm glad Bray di

aughed Billie. "The very though