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" Then he walked after the other two men as rapidly as the
dimness permitted. The employee scratched his head, and then followed.
Dim as the light was, Peter could discern that he was passing between
two rows of cows, with not more than space enough for men to pass each
other between the rows. It was filthy, and very warm, and there was a
peculiar smell in the air which Peter did not associate with a cow
stable. It was a kind of vapor which brought some suggestion to his
mind, yet one he could not identify. Presently he came upon the two men.
One had lighted a lantern and was examining a cow that lay on the
ground. That it was dead was plain. But what most interested Peter,
although he felt a shudder of horror at the sight, were the rotted tail
and two great sores on the flank that lay uppermost.
"That's a bad-looking cow," he said.
"Ain't it?" replied the one with the lantern. "But you can't help their
havin' them, if you feed them on mash."
"Hold your tongue, Bill," said the man who had followed Peter.


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