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


ward the herd as | mounted the rise Il
which 4 had been bound.
The lean, hungry looking cattle gath,
cred on the plain were blended into an
indisiipguisbable mass by the thin cloud
Of dust that hung over them, thrown
up by their boots as they pa Wed tbe
loose sand. Here and there flashed q
CLINT of dull light, where the sunlight
that filtered through the dust was re.
fscfed from d tossing horn. With in
teryaIs between them. cowboys ~galfoped
around the herd, half Of them going in
direction, bali in the other. They
passed i'm front Of the herd and then
vanished around its back, when they
could only BIZ distinguished by the pillar
Of dpst, thicker than that o~gerhangipg
the herd. that followed each man az be
rode
a little TO oDs side the foreman saf
on bis horse. with Spider close by him
Then, evidently directed by his chief,
Spider galioped oyer the plain and
passed into the gorge that made q pas,
sage between the Gin and the river FIAT
The foreman canfered up 10 me.
~ reckon we better get this here job
done about as quick al we know III we re
gojD ter DO IL. be said as be came
within speaking distance wen baye
ter drive em all ter opce too The riy
erfs risip, ap tber won he no time ter
split en- UP INTO bpnehes, an then get
EN- oyer ~ bppch at d time like We
opghter Cant say how far the waferU
rise IN how long it'll stay riz, now its
started jus sent the Kid ter look nj
q waterWark set an hour ago, Here
he comes, now Az be spoke Spider
rode Hp
Here's yer stake, " said be, holding
the pofched stick up for inspection
water was \ ban an . haH over II
when | got there. Stake was clean opter
sight aH | had ter hunt tor ID
I'VE sec, " said the foreman, turning
70 me wen sure baye ter 20 or get
stuck bers, HeekoR we'd better GET
things anp0yiR WhatjeF Think"
There was bpt one thing W DO
nodded assent and followed by Spider,
the foreman gailoped back 10 bis charge
Then tbege were shogIs from tbs
meHf the cattle moved slowly forward
and like = great serpent, the herd
string itself across tbs plaip and
through the gorge that led M tbs river
haltlpg M 4 moment On the aat below
NOV string EN- ont IN vet 'em ~
rppninl sos they. cant stop their
selves, commanded the foreman
HWhea you're gettip 'em inter the
aFlnk ride on the down stream eide MI
goa can, SOS they can't bead that way,
Efy'n haye q little sense, yer can,
Nov, then, ready Let 'er goF
horses end started. After \ mo
meHf \ hesitation the great mpss pf eaf,
Vie moved slowly toward the river Thf
men behind them grged then ~ With i
shots and blows and nies, parfinR Is
the bead NJ THE herd, Hollis Wprmql BIZ
way In, and with the heavy honda m
loop ring ~ bis iarlat fogged the lend
Ing cattle, patflarehql old bulls thai
were accustomed 70 move with delihew
Hon peterminea pQt be pptdope BIZ hiF
enemy, Spider dashed forward and az
rived IN instapt later The plmbIA lit
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