The Yale expositor., 1903-11-27
-srowg" said Frank. puzzled.
why Xnn won him"

-sfowf said Frank. puzzled.
why. you won him"
"uh. pshawl" said Franklin. Non,
sensel | wasn't wrestling for your
horse. only for a ride. Besides.
didn't have any horse put up against
yours. I couldn't loso anything.
"Tnat's So" said Curly. Il hadn't
thought OF that Say. you seem like
white sort o. Teller. Toll you what I'll
Just 20 with you. think heap o. my
saddle. an longs you amt got no
saddle yet that you have got used To.
like II don't make much difference to
you II you get another saddle. But you
Just take this here boss alonE No.
that's all right. | kin sit mo another
back 10 the corral. Just az good az this
one. Jim Parsons, Teller on the big
bunch o. cows that come up from the
san Marcos this spring. why. he got
killed night before laet. I'll Just take
one o his hosses. reckon. KIN sY
10 so'st you hin ST his saddle. II you
take a notion to II"
Franklin looked twice 90 see n there
was affectut!on In this cam statement.
but was forced, with "A certain horror.
10 believe that hts new acquaintance
spoke OF this as a matter OF fact. and
as nothing startling. lie had mado no
comment. when he was prevented from
doing 50 by tho exclamation Of tae
cowboy, WHO pointed ont ahead.
There's Batty's place said he. an
there's Batty himself Git up. quick;
git up. an ride IN like n gentleman.
lt's bad luck to walk"
Franklin laughed, and taking tho
rcins. swung himself into tho saddle
With the ease OF tho cavalry mount.
though with the old-fashioncd Erasp At
The cantle. with the ends OF the reins
in bis right hand.
well, that's n Id funny way
vlttin ON top OF a boss" said Curly.
ARE you 'fraid the saddles goin TO
git away from your Better be 'fraid
bout the hoss.-Git az. Bronchl"
lie slapped the horse on tho hip
With his hat. and gave the lattor a
/ wh.rl In tie air with shrill
"Whoooop.cCc! which was al that re.
uained neodful 90 SET tho horse OF on
a series OF wild. stin-iegsol plunsos-
/ the "buching Of which Franklin had
heard so much. a vancouver peculiar
% the halfwild Wc1torn horses. aud
one which ls NJ the FIRST experience a
/ desperately difficult one for even a
Nlul horsoman 20 overcome. II per.
haps did not occur 20 Curly that no
Vas ina.cting any hardship upon the
nov conner. and perhaps lie did not
really anticipate what followed on the
part either OF the horse or It's rider.
Had Franklin not been a good rider,
and accustomed To keeping his head
while sitting halfhroken mounts. he
/ must have suffered almost lnstartanc.
/ GUS defeat In this sudden encounter.
/ The horse threw his head down far be-
/ tween his fore icgs 40 the start. and
thcn went angling and ziszasgins
away over the hard ground IN a Wild
career OF humpbacked antics. which
Jared Franklin 90 the marrow OF his
/ bones. The afr became sciutil.ant aud
mmuously red. hi5 head seemed
filled with loose liquid his sIIn9
turned into n column or nero gola.
tine. The thut3lng Of the hoofi was
To- rapid and 30 furnishing o. bis
areca that for a moment he did uog
realize where lie actually was. Yet
Uit, the sheer Instinct az horsaman-
shin he chung 20 the saddle In some
/ fashion. until finally lie was f1ldy
forced 60 relax the muscular slaln.
and So by accident fen into tHo secret
af the scat--ioosc. yielding. not tunso
/ and strung.
GO IL. 90 lt--whcoor-ec-e! cried
/ Curly. Somewhere ont In dark world.
/ "Ee-eihce-luoo! Set him fair. pard.
nor! Set him fair. now! let 90 that
I leather. Ride him straight up! That's
. right"
Ito be continucdD