Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-06

ened ring. He was just a little in front of the girl, and back of him the other man was nobly seconding his eff forts. Would she be able to keep up long enough for them to accomplish her rescue? -..t
 They worked desperately. Men al ways work desperately under such cir cumstances, but in this instance it was with added incentive. The first. the nearest man, to her. divined rather than saw as ne caught glilnpses Of her face, deathly pale through the dust, that she could not keep up much long CT. His effort was twofold-to break the mill and save the girl. So with re- doubled energy he bored his way in and in. The outer edge where he ran was we'll broken now, but two lines of steers intervened between him and the girl. Sweat poured from his face like water. His heart thumped as no stam- peding cattle could have caused it to beat on any range. He was nearer row. The cattle were sufficiently bro ken for him to stake everything on last effort. He pulled heavy revolv- CT from his holster and began shooting One, two, three steers went crashing down. He urged his pony into the open caused by their fall and by main strength of horse and man bore the n-hirling line far outward. The mil' was broken. The cowboy in the rear gave him brilliant assistance. In the twinking of an eye that which had been wound began to unwind,
 What of the woman? Was he too late? He saw her sway in the sa de. She would be thrown on the edge of the circle and trampled to death. Leav- ing the mill to unwind itself. he leaped his pony toward her just in time, for as he approached she pitched forward and fell Providence threw her to the right rather than to the left The man caught her in a ruthless grip. Fortunately she wore no trailing skirt and her feet were out of the stirrups. As it was, the divided garment she wore was torn into ribbons on the horns and one boot was dragged off. It was well that she had fallen to a stout arm. The effort entaied upon him to keep the saddle and drag the woman free was tremendous, but his strength was as the strength of ten that day and did not fail him. He swept her to his breast at last and held her senseless, but free. He had accomplished the impossible.
 They were now in the angle formed | by the tangent and the circle, and the way was clear before them. He | spurred his tired horse, Nhich had | done such splendid work, out into the open and stopped. He did not dare put the girl down yet-not until the ; cattle had completely unwound them selves and the jam had been broken for he did not know what might oc. cur.
 Fortune, however. had subjected Miss Renwyck to all the trials de manded of her that day, for the herd of panting cattle. blindly following new leaders, presently unwound itsei; and streamed across the prairie, going 1 slower and slower as the panic ip,- pulse subsided almost as quickly as it had arisen The steer the accident t. which had caused the trouble lay de- where the vortex had been. The maH'< companion had ridden up to him as soon as he could. hut the man wiur held the girl directed him to ride O. after the herd lest they get into trouble again.
 She's all right" he said. ''o0l, tainted. You ride after the bunch Head 'em off before they leave tn" range. I'll look after the lady. I'll follow you presently"
 With the others assistance he lower. ed the girl to the grass and dismounte1 himself Miss Harriet Renwyck was not exactly at her best at that mo ment She was as white as a cotton boil where her pallor could he seen for the dust. Her glorious black hair was unbound and flowed in wild disor der about her. Her clothing was rip ped and torn. She was the picture of death Yet in the eyes of the cowboy who had saved her she was beautiful. He took his water bottle and sprln- kled her face with its contents with little effect. Deftly then the man