The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-29
GERONIMO'S DAUGHTER TO '. MARRY A RICH PALEFACE

whip and rode straight toward the rap-
 idly approaching herd.
 When she reached the tree. the front
 ranks of the mad steers was not twenty
 steps away. The flames were leaping
 high in the air. over the backs of the
 animals in the rear, and the wind was
 blowing cloud of smoke and dust above
 them. Horns were cracking and horses
 were neighing.
 Ward was just beginning to move when the Indian girl bent over the side of her quivering horse and seized his hair.
 Up quick" she shrieked. tile prairie l is on fire"
 He sprang to his feet and comprehend Ing the situation at glance he yielded
 to the girls hand and sprang up on the horse behind her.
 As the animal turned the horns of the steers crashed against the tree and aey- | eral of the big brutes fell headlong, roll | ing over the spot where the rescued man | had been lying. They were trampled to
 death by the hoofs of Aging herd.
 The sure footed horse bore the Indian i girl and the Texan away at the top of his speed, but more than five hundred head of frantic cattle were close to his
 of safety. Ward as soon as he was able to com | mand his voice.
 T know; I know" replied tho ~ir'. Maybe we can turn out of the way pretty soon." she added.
 The earth seemed to trenble and the air was filled with a roar more appalling than the noise of a cyclone. Ward turn ed his head and he was surprised to see | the red eyes of the mad cattle and their white horns almost at the horse tall. Striking the foaming flank of the horse with his hat. he shouted:
 On, on Lola or we are lost!' She turned her head and looked into his eyes.
 Let me slip off," she whispered. The | L- I T0anV' The Texan comprehended her meaning and in that moment of peril 5e realized | that the Indian girl loved him. Fearing that she might carry out ner him he grasped her in his arms. and tt was in that moment of peril that their
 The horse came upon smooth ground ! and in a short time he began 10 get | further away from the herd. Right there" says the Texan, II made | up my mind to love that little lndian 1 girl forever and I resolved that If we would do everything in my power durin l life to make her happy. The horse continued to increase the dis | tauce between his heels and his pursuers 1 until he again encountered rough ground | Ward at this moment. for the hrst time. | thought of his pistol. and huTrieniV dra wing the weapon he emptied It at the cattle He was gratifed to see that the progress or tne lerO was GliSAlly IVtdiN ed by the bodies of several animals that he killed Again the heroic girl suggest ed the idea of sacrificing herself to save l the man she lov d. , If the horse falls" she said. you l must lie close to him and the cattle will jump over you.
 Tt was evidently her intention" says Ward. ''to stand on the body of the horse in case he fell and make an effort to frighten the steers while ] crouched h.. inc aide of our exhausted stood The grave girls words only made her lover to hold her closer. The horse had no notion of |, +'-y. once more his hoof5 came i'm conta . with clear ground, and he carried his bun en in triumph to the brink of the little stream
 Ward turned his head, and with shout of exultatiOa he threw his hat n . the faces of the leaders of the stamped ed herd as the horse plunged into wafer that the flames could not cross. Ine Texan knew that the hot steers would stop to cool their parched tongues. and
 that they were safe.