The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-26

What do you mean?'
They're Snissing-stolen or strayed,
and we are out.
Get the men together and we will
make a search.
In moment the herders were in the
saddles and the remainder of the cattle
were being urged forward, for they
knew that the lost stock had not been
taken during the day and consequently
were not to the south, but must be to
the north of the herd.
Hurry up there called Lorne. 1--WE
must get those cattle before dark" 1t
was almost shutdown at this time, and
he feared that the stock would escape
him altogether if he waited for morn
ing.
His fears along this line were I'M
necessary. Louie had no intention of
stealing the stock. Every hoof was
branded and could not have been sold
in any market in the nation.
With his companion he had hurried
the thousand head that he had led
away from the main herd and was al
ready a. mile or more up the trail pre-
pairing for a grand stroke that should
make the Circle Bar men good deal
of trouble.
On the long trail nothing causes so
much annoyance and often great loss
as the meeting of two herds. The cat
tie charge on each other and frequently
some lively fights results. More than
that, there is almost sure to be a STAN
pede, and when the two herds take OPP
posite directions there is little chance
for milling or controlling the fright
ened creatures.
So it happened that as the main herd
q Il IF ha
being pushed as fast as the excited
men could hurry it, there came sudden
ly to meet it another herd, that was
not for the moment recognized by
Lorne and his followers
Hey, there, stop EN- he cried, rid
ing toward the front at the fastest
pace of his pony.
stop 'em, stop en- echoed the
herders. But what could be done with
1900 cattle meeting a 1000, all eager
for a. mix-up?
Behind the LOCO We're two yelling
men, Louie and his companion. The
stock fought and the regular herders
tried to separate the herds, not know
ing that they belonged together It
was growing dusk and the situation
was a serious one.
Louie had gone to one side and was
watching with satisfaction the melee
Suddenly the great mass of horns and
swinging tails gave a lurch in his di-
rection and the stampede had COM
menced. Coming at him broadside it
gave him small chance to escape, and
he put spurs to his horse and raced
away to the south On came the herd
and then to add to his peril the trusty
little pony stepped into a prairie dog
hole and went sprawling on the sod
with a. broken leg. In. an instant he
was out of the saddle, but what could
he do? The avalanche was coming.
Lorne hurrying to the front, saw
the herd start for the west and caught
through the dusk a glimpse of a single
horseman. Then he saw, too, the horse
fall and fail to rise again. Forgetful
of the herd, and only intent on saving
the unfortunate herder, whoever it
might be, he reined his pony in that di-
rection.
Faster and faster he rode. Unless he
went very fast he could not beat the
frightened cattle which were now
roaring their terror as they rushed
blindly forward. regardless of where
they might end their furious course. 1t
was worse than a stampede-it was a
panic!
AS Lorne rode, it was with the
thought that the herder was one of his
own men. He spurred at his best gait
and was soon within a few yards of
the unfortunate man But the cattle
We're nearly as close and it was even
racing who would get there first
Suddenly the young foreman recog-
nized the man on foot and at the mercy
of the herd-Louie. For an instant he
felt a repugnance to the situation and
realized that all the trouble was of
the young Mexican's doing. He was
tempted to ride in another direction
and save himself-something that he
could not be sure of doing if he waited
to take care of the meddler. But the
beseeching eyes of the Mexican were
too much for him, and he slipped his
left foot spur. under the wide cinch
that held the rear of the saddle. Then
he prepared for leaning to the right
and called Get ready to jump,
therep'
Louie heard and smile lighted up
his coarse face.
He could not understand why his