"
The Wag mimicked the bow and the flourish, and then suggested accepting
all three vehicles and having a procession "a triumphal exit that'll
knock spots off Pine Creek."
"There'd be one apiece," he said, "and with Jackeroo as outrider, and
loose horses to fill in with, we could make a real good thing of it if we
tried. There's Tam, now; he's had a fair amount of practice lately,
dodging round corners, and if he and I stood on opposite sides of the
track, and dodged round bushes directly the procession passed coming out
farther along, we could line the track for miles with cheering crowds."
The buck-board only being decided on, he expressed himself bitterly
disappointed, but promised to do his best with that and the horses; until
hearing that Mac was to go out to the "five-mile" overnight with the
pack-team and loose horses, leaving us to follow at sun-up, he became
disconsolate and refused even to witness the departure.
"I'd 'av willingly bust meself cheering a procession and lining the track
with frantic crowds," he said, "but I'm too fat to work up any enthusiasm
over two people in a buck-board.
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