th you and
help get the Indians that stole your horses. Do you think I can, Uncle
Frank?" asked Teddy one day.

"Well, maybe, Curlytop. We surely must find those Indians, for I don't
like to lose all those horses. As soon as I get some of my work done
I'll have another look for them."

And then, a few days later, more bad news came to Uncle Frank. With his
cowboys he was getting some cattle ready to ship away to a distant city,
from where they were to be sent still farther away in a train of cattle
cars, when a cowboy, who seemed much excited, came riding up to the
corral.

He looked very tired and warm, for the weather was hot, and his horse
was covered with flecks of foam, as though it had been ridden hard and
far.

"What's the matter, Henry?" asked Uncle Frank.

"Indian thieves!" was the answer. "A band of the Indians have run away
with a lot of your best cattle!"

"They have?" cried Uncle Frank. "How do you know?"

"I saw 'em, and I chased 'em. But they got away from me. Maybe if we
start right out now we can catch 'em and get back the cattle."

"Then we'll go!" cried Uncle Frank.

Teddy and Janet were very much excited when they saw the cowboys
saddling their mustangs ready for the chase.

CHAPTER XIV

LOOKING FOR INDIANS

"Can't we come along?" asked Teddy, as he saw Uncle Frank lead his horse
out of the corral.

"And I want to come, too!" added Janet.

"Oh, no! We couldn't think of letting you!" answered Uncle Frank. "Come
on, boys! Get ready. We'll have to ride fast!"

"We can ride fast!" added Teddy. "You said, the other day, Uncle Frank,
I could ride real good!"

"So you can, Curlytop."

"Then why can't we come? Jan--she's a good rider, too!"

"Why the idea of you children thinking you can go off on a hunt for
Indians!" exclaimed their mother.

"We want to go--awful much!" Teddy murmured.

"Not this time, Curly boy," said the ranchman. "We may have to be out
all night, and it looks like rain. You stay at home with Janet, and I'll
tell you all about it when I come back."

"Will you, truly?"

"Truly I will."

"And if you get any Indians will you bring 'em here?" Teddy demanded.

"No, don't!" cried Janet quickly. "I don't want to see any Indians."

"But they're _tame_ ones," said her brother.

"They can't be _awful_ tame, else they wouldn't run away with Uncle
Frank's cows," declared the little girl.

"That's right!" laughed Uncle Frank. "I guess we won't bring any Ind