The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-26
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 (Copyright. 19us, by Daily Story Pub. Col It was at a wild west show in London. She was seated in box. with her mother. a showily dressed woman on one side Of her. and middle aged man man Sn nrn rne ounss mo,,. ocle. "Beastly. Common spectacle this. he drawied When I have taken my seat in the house of lords. shall exhibit a bill for the suppression of this sort or thinE. don't you know. It Is positively vulEarizing don't you think? I really cannot imagine how a lady Of your im- maculate taste and beauty, can enjoy It. Hadn't We better go nowf
 What And not see the great attrac- tion--the breaking of the worst horse m m England?,' said tho young lady. Not much; She vas csrtainIya na an hmeriGsn har rn,cn By the way" she added, when will you be in a position to exhibit your biil?" ,.
 'It will be very few. weeks now, discover my disrcputable cousin have been in vain and in short time the limit will expire, and shall be declared heir to the title. I shal! be the Duke of Mon. Mon. you know; and then l shall hope to make you my Lady Monthether: with procs. dence of every peeress of the north" Some decided wrinkles appeared n on tne and she merely remarked irrelevantIy: ''The next number Is the riding or that wonderful horse! haven't seen a bronco buster. here yet that could ride a TeHas
 Rut her mother leaned across her and said: "Ah, your grace, how grand. when your ancestral castle is restored to it's
 Indeed it will be. don't you know" re- piled the man.
 While this conversation was going on in the box, another was progressing behind i, man, with light overcoat over fault iess evening costume addressed the pro- prietor of the show. Hello. Jake! How soo Is t' aroSnS SaS to g0gT see aS Sou ana thought
 Hello, Jack! ! thought you were in Texas!'' said the snowman, big fellow in cowboy costume; I'm busted Jack: Jack: back. I'd advertised to break the worst horse in the United Kingdom; and I've got him, too. He's the devil: and sims that s'cm Would & dare se taeIe C % the job % I've % sot
 "Caii it off Nothingl Trot out your cayuse, and Til ride him for you!"
 man can. I'll give you a hundred pounds. It will save me. Wait till get you a
 r don't want any rig. and I'll give you the hundred pounds said Jack. Firing
 He threw his overcoat aside and stepped into the arena. few moments later the horse was led out by four men iotsT is TaS n,
 
 over cooiy for moment, and then with sudden rush and a mighty vault was seated in the saddle. Let him gor he cried to the cowboys. The rope slipped from the horses neck and he signaliEed his freedom by making a plunge at the nearest man, who barely managed to evade him. Then began the most tTemen- dous battle between man and horse that was ever witnessed. Every possible man. uever. that the brightest animal intelii- gence could suggest, the mighty creature made use of to free himself from his rid CT. He threw himself violently down up- on his side. He reared up perpendicular ly and fell over on his back. But the horse fell. he sprang out of the way, and before the animal could regain his feet, he was again in the saddle. For half an hour he allowed the royal brute 10 have things his own way and then began the use of whip and spur. In few moments mad. and as he rode, quietly rolled and lit a cigarette, while the crowds of spec tators broke into howls of applause.
 When the rider first sprung to the sad- who had been looking on with calm In. difference suddenly came to life. That's scotty Jacki" she exclaimed with anlma- tton "There isn't a man in the States that could do that but himl Hand mo my who was toying with a pair of opera classes, handed them to her; and she fixed her eyes on the rider. The duke to-be and her mother kept up a constant stream of remarks, but she took no mo- tiee of what was said, and concentrated her whole attention upon the remarkable exhibition of equestrian skill before her, until ScOtty Jack, having completely mas tered the horse, sprang lightly from his hack in the middle of the arena. Then taking visiting card from her case, she