Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-11-26
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gay, careless self command for once
was gone. For in the gloom Of the can
yon where he overlook me could see
his face cleaning out CHASTITY; white.
ana even bis iron nerve could not keep
the tremor from his voice.
AI've Just sent up the doctor" was
bis answer to ing greeting. II looked
for you last night, couldn't end you and
SO rode of TO the Fort"
whats upq" said, with fear in my
heart, for no light thing moved the
Duke.
Haven't you heard2 It's Gwen" he
said, and the next minute or two he
gave To lingo, who was INDUCING In al
series Of unexpected plunges. When
lingo was brought down the Duke was;
master OF himself and told his tale with
careful self control.
Gwen, on her fathers buckskin bron-
Co, had gone with the Duke to the big,
plain above the cut bank where Joe
was herding the cattle. The day was
hot, and storm was in the air. They,
found Joe riding up and down, singing.
TO keep the cattle quiet, but having q
hard time to hold the bunch from
breaking. While the Duke was riding
around the FAR side OF the bunch q cry
from Gwen arrested his attention. Joe
was lii trouble His horse, half bro
ken cayuse, had stumbled into badger
hole and had bolted, leaving Joe to the
mercy Of the cattle. AT once they be
gan to snifT suspiciously at this phe-
nomenon, man on foot, and to follow
cautiously ON hts track. Joe kept his
head and walked slowly ont till al at
Ibonce young COW began to bawl and to
| paw the ground. In another minute
one and then another Of the cattle be-
| gan 10 toss their heads and bunch and
below till the whole herd Of 200 were
| after Joe. Then Joe lost his head and
ran. Immediately the whole herd broke
| into laundering gall0p with heads
and tails aloft and horns rafting like
| the loading OF regiment OF rides.
Two more minutes" said the Duke.
would have done for Joe, for could
never have reached him. But In spite
Of my most frantic warnings and sig
nallnQs, right into the face OF that
mad, believing. laundering mass OF
| steers rode that little girl. Nerve! !
| have some myself, but couldn't have
done f. She swung her horse round
1 Joe and sailed our with him, with the
| herd believing at the tail Of her bron-
90. I've seen some cavalry things In
my day. but for sheer cool bravery
| nothing touches that
allow did ii endg Did they run them
DOWN ! asked. with terror at such 4
result.
sNo: they crowded her toward the
! cut bank, and she was edging them Of
and was almost past when they came
\ ID II place where the bank bit In. and
| her iron mouthed brute wouldn't
/ swcrve, bur went pounding on, broke
| through. plunged. She couldn't spring
1 free because Of Joe and pitched head
\ long over the bank, while the cattle
went laundering past / lung myself
Nom lingo ana slid down somehow intt
! the sand thirty feet below. Here va.
=. 4e@ IL fe enough. but the bronco lay
with ! broken leg and half under bin
/ wns Gwen She hardly knew she wai
hurt, but waved her hand to me and
cried out: Wasn't that racer
l couldn't swing thie hard headed brute
Get ne out But even - she spok,
the Light faded from her eyes, shi
stretched out her hands to me, sayIni
xainfls, CA, nukei' and tn back whit,
apd still. We put ! bullet into III