The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-04-03
BRTRUDE CASTLE, a ven.

turesome Texas girl, will
hereafter have a story to tell
hat will not fail to o breathless
interest. That she survives to tell it
eNcites the wonder of those who wit
messed her peril. The young woman
lives with her parents on a ranch
near the new line of railroa that
has Just been constructed between
Brentwood and Brady.
A few days ago a young man, who
was working for Mr.. Castle, was
thrown from a wild mustang and so
badly hurt that it was deemed ne
cessary to summon a physician as
hurriedly as possible. Mr.. Castle was
confined to his bed with fever, and
there was no one about the premises
to attend to the urgent matter but
his daughter. When Miss Gertrude
came to look around for a horse she
was chagrined to discover that the
animals were all loose in a pasture
a long distance from the house.
Rode Her Pet Steer
In this emergency her eyes hap
pened to fall upon her pet steer that
was standing in one of the corrals,
This peculiar animal is as gentle as
a lamb and usually as easily managed
under the saddle as a trained mus
tang. He was raised a pet and being
finely formed, pretty, and remarkably
docile, he is a great favorite with
everybody on the ranch. Children
play with him as they would a harm
less, friendly dog, and boys and girls
have ridden him without e since
he was a yearling. He knows his
name and the moment he hears any
one utter the word ~'Comanche," he
will come running with a frolicsome
display of gentleness. MILK white
swift, and of sound bearing, he makes
his part of an interesting picture as
he gallops along the road with a pref
ty girl on his back.
The fearless Texas girl did no
glance a second time at Comanche
Calling the pet steer she ran to thu
barn to procure a halter and saddle
A few moments afterwards she wa
galloping along the road TOWARD
B~rownwood.
people will laugh at me- sh'
whispered to herself, but Comanch'
can travel like a ~racehorse and he l
as pretty as a picture"
Puzzled the Townspeople
For the first four miles nothing o6
Cured to mar the pleasure OF tn
ride, for the healthy girl enjoyed tn
excitement and the puzzled look o.
the faces of the people she met an
PASSED. She would have doubles
have considered it a jolly outing ha
it not been for the reflection that sh
was going after a doctor. Congra'
ulating herself that she was in sigh
of Brentwood and recalling that sh
would present a o picture nyln
through the streets on the back OF
white steer with long hair and nun
erous ribbons streaming in he wint
she coaXed Comanche to increase n
speed by patting and threatening hi
in ~endearing terms, mingled VIII
laughter. She was thinking how tn
people would stare.
At that moment she heard a rumb
ing noise behind her, and upon turl
ing her face she saw a locomotiV
and a train of cars coming toward ht
at a high rate of speed. The WACO
road that Comanche was followin
ran parallel with the railroad trac
and close to it. The girl cast hi
ewes toward Brentwood and it loo
ed as if the two roads ran side
side, clear into the town. To all a
pearances it was a level plain an
perfectly straight tracks.
Racing With the Locomotive
"Now for a race!" she eXclaime
as she gave the steer a smart CT
with her riding whip. The shrek
the locomotive sounded like a CHI
lenge, and with blood warmed to e
hilaration by the exciting situate
she turned her head and beckoned
the engineer to come on. Notlcll