The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-06

slack afforded hy THIS nspgef9e |. aDs
opening the hoop aitis oDe bana fgieS
to get il over BIS bra1 aud shoulders
lie Gie haVe a. slariekea s5Pilpr
lie NE haye tle siack ! can 4 get III
rope Z the holD less ycn ou can
phil y'out with jns my han LIZ no,
have il qnicki"
Hollis strained the rope harder fhal
ever Though be conId mot get the loop
over bis shoulders. BE- did get one arnl
through. and then. clutciBing the larisf
in bis hand. be lerked ahe lime danger.
oHsIy az he struggled to rise befsgeen
the cattle
slack of till | en- fast the ropes'
called Spider despairingiy - can't
hoi ter ny saddle else.
The rope was strained until il sung
BIKE q harp string With a quick turn
q biz wrist Spider wrapped tiae end Vt
the lariaf around his hand aud beld 0D
with all the strength 0f bjs tough little
body CIingiDg ~ fhe horn with his Left
lland. be was dragged farther and far
Their ont Of bis saddle. Finally bis bold
30 the horn was broken, bis pony dashed
rlderiess up the bank. while Spider
bung by tpe rope. coppterbalanced by
Hollis at the other eDd
"Let got roared 10 biia az | pushed
my borses down the bank in order "a
attempt the assistance that knew !
could not give LET 70 the line aud
get ont while you can DOpt yon see
They're closing around yOBy Let got
spider heard and shook his head. He
had no Intention whatever cf letting
90. Dragged upward by Hollis superior
weight, BIZ was banging wjtb his feet
jpst touching the water Ia spite 1T his
desperate hold fhe lariat was slipping
through Spiders bands. lijs face was
getting white under jts tan, but bis
teeth were set apd sfiu be DeId fast
Let gol Lpf 90, now" called
again Spider did not jet 10. and then
IL was too late. a lunch Ut cattle. CON
fused by the stir that were lglgberip9
aimlesely about crowded against him
and bemMed him IN Az | rode ! drew
my pistol and fired three shots ID rapid
succession II ~ b distress signal that
is universally known, and VI II WA
heard IL cogld not fail ~ bring The men
back 10 Spiders AID
For y moment no one answered
There was NJ time for an answer But
| did not realize that then rode at
the cattle and fired three more shots,
time straigbf into them ana three
of them rolled oyer into the muddy Wa.
ter. was 80 close that coDId moi
miss, and wopld eheerfpIly have sseri,
feed the Whole herd jpef then II H.
haYe helped Spider ont Bpt my
pistol was empty, and al eopld do
was ~ try with the able assistance NJ
the little bay mare rode, ~ SCATTER
tbe cattle thai held bin into Che herd,
Indeed the mare did far more than w
the Minute that followed seeming 70
realize the situation, she plunged,
fieked and egeR bit ~ she tFied 70 force
her way
The press got thicker end thieker
HE little mare eonid only struggle
against ~. was quite close 70
Spider now, hnt might ae well have
been . mile away, for ! eopld not reaph
caught sight. ~ bis red bend
1Rly aaes fhe resf n the Time fopld
80 Rpthing ppt the straiped line lppr
lHlnlRed Between the boy and tbe heavy
qap thai wae trying ~ climb by W.
enid still yell and | did, Three shots
anne baek IN answer and IN gpolher
Moment help had arrived,
Vhe eattle th4t held ~ into the herd
Yefe scattered, One ~ The cowboys
a4ghf my mars by he bride md lea
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y fhe bank An We went tprped my
In fins NJ see tbpt fpppy L,op bpd
ieked bpidft Hp bodily w bis belt and
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rpnt qf biz respner, al he samp Time
nun emf spidprg rnpp Then
lrfying the. loose end ~ bis epddle
'Plad AWAY lf course thp strqip np
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nm .foHld have held nn, even though
", life depended nppn ~ hnf Hollis
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N had M choice pm " come HuWV
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