however, every one was agreed that the "Elsey had struck it lucky,"
until the telegraph wire, whispering the gossip of Darwin to the Katherine,
whispered that the "new Boss for the Elsey had been and gone and married
a missus just before leaving the South, and was bringing her along
with him." Then the Sanguine Scot was filled with wrath, the Company
with compassion, while the Dandy's consternation found relief
in a dismayed "Heavens above!" (The Dandy, by the way, was only a dandy
in his love of sweet, clean clothes and orderly surroundings.  The heart
of the man had not a touch of dandyism in it.) The Head Stockman
was absent in his camp.  Had he been present, much might have been said
on the "advantages of having a woman about the place." The Wag, however,
retained his usual flow of speech and spirits. 

"Buck up, chaps!" he chuckled encouraging!" They're not all snorters,
you know.  You might have the luck to strike one of the "ministering angel
variety." 

But the Sanguine Scot had been thinking rapidly, and with characteristic
hopefulness, felt he had the bull by the horns.  "We'll just have to block
her, chaps; that's all," he said.  "A wire or two should do it";