The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-26

Of the situation, was eXerting all her
strength to control the frenzied horse, and
might have succeeded in guiding him out
of all peril if one of her reins had not
parted. This accident seemed to discon-
cert the trained COW pony. He ran wild
ly right into the believing, surging mass
of stampeded cattle. 1t was at this in
slant that Col Slaughter plunged forward
among his men, begging them to ride and
save his daughter. The mad cattle were
going straight towards the great Colorado
bluff, which was hardly a half a mile
away.
Jack Hamilton gained some advantage
over his comrades by being nearer Pau
line when the herd started. He was
mounted on the fastest horse of the
yard and knowing the nature Of the
brutes as he said, he realized that the
girl would have to be quickly rescued,
for he felt in his bones" that them
homesick double Ks were going to lead
the whole herd right over the Colorado
bluff just for mere cussedness.
Pauline threw herself forward on the
pony's neck and seized the ring of the
bit in her hand. The other rein was still
intact, and with the aid of it she could
now exert all her strength against the
mouth of the flying horse. He was fioun-
dering amongst the cattle, and the unfor-
tunate girl knew that if she lost her seat
she would be instantly trampled into a
lfeless mass of bleeding flesh. The aw-
full precipice was not far away, and the
mad cattle were going straight towards it.
Pauline turned her head and she gained
little courage. Through the cloud of
dust she caught a glimpse of two horse
men riding toward her Once more, by
using all the power of her arms, she turn
ed the head of her pony a little and guild
ed him towards the outside of the surg
ing throng., Now she could see over the
bluff and recognize trees beyond the river.
She saw the big long-horned Mexican
steers in front stop for an instant and
their hind feet stuck up, quiverng In
the air. There seemed to be hundreds of
hoofs pointed towards the skies The
leaders were plunging over the bluff.
Pauline closed her eyes. She heard
something whiz by her head, and she
felt a shock as If the pony had struck a
wall AS she slid from the saddle she
saw steers passing through air and fall
ing into the river. She was within few
inches Of the brink of the precipice when
her father grasped her hands and drew
her away.
Hamilton had saved her life. lie had
come near her when she made her last
effort to guide her pony out of the herd,
and he threw his rope over the black
Comanche's neck when he was within a
few feet of the edge of the bluff. His
well-trained horse with his fore feet
planted in the ground, barely stopped the
black rascal from going over with his
precious burden. Col. Slaughter was at
Hanilton's. side when he threw the lariat
and he was first TO reach his daughter.
While thousands of dollars were fast
disappearing forever into the waters of
the Colorado, the old rancher stood with
his daughter pressed to his bosom,
| speechless with JOY.
After some moments, when the other
cowboys and Pauline's girl friends had
arrived. many OF them with faces suffus-
ed with tears, the old rancher turned to
Jack Hamilton and said: Here, young
man; hold out your arms. You seem to
be pretty good on the catch. See IL you
can catch this little Christmas present
| am going to give you
Those who were near say that Pauline
never smiled sweeter than when she
looked into the eyes of the brave young
| man who had saved her life.