Loper is Sally May's husband and manager of the ranch where Hank lives. He's more ranch than manager, however, and more at home on a horse than anywhere else. The following episode tells readers how Loper and Slim, his ranch hand, handle repairs to the feed barn:

"Instead of arming themselves with ropes and spurs, as usual, they had brought hammers and saws and pry bars. They had even brought a device that I had thought was against the law on our outfit: a tape measure....

And away they went, hacking and sawing and pounding. Would you care to listen in on one of their high-tech conversations? Okay, they had just sawed two boards and were putting them in place.

Loper: 'Do they fit?'

Slim: 'Nope.'

Loper: 'Are they close?'

Slim: 'Nope.'

Loper: 'Do they touch?'

Slim: 'Yep, barely.'

Loper: 'Nail 'em. We ain't building pianos.'

From Hank the Cowdog #26: The Case of the Kidnapped Collie
Illustration by Gerald Holmes from #6: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie.

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