New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

Tod sake boy, lcJ NH Ll4c DIl4-t
Gettysburg, taking up a club.
IN Shoot him HI shoot him HI shoe Lc-'
said Napoleon wildly, but without any werpon IN
his hands
Beth beheld and heard it all. She was once more
standing rgdIy by her tree unable 20 move or speak
She wanted TO to Van the men hal rur tu-
not to say the bronco, only to beg the hoean not
She saw him push the men away and stand Ike the
bronco's guard. His face was streaIed with blood
his blood lolted alike from his mouth and nose by
the shocks to which he had been subjected.
Let the horse alone!" he commanded roughly.
Good stuff IN this brOnCO-sOmewhere. Get me
bottle of water right away, big one; get II full
His partners started at once TO raise objections.
The Indian stood by stOlidly, looking
You can't go no further, Van, you can
But the Chinese cook swearing vehemently in
the language hkeliest to count, ran at once toward
the kitchen.
ewes The animal painting sweating, quIvc-,r-
in every muscle His ears went backward and i1--
ward rapidly The blindfOld shut out wild, unrea-
soning challenge and defiance that burned Ike
torch in his eyes.
Algy came running with big reddish bottle,
filled and Corked
was repeating automatically Van. If you We got
respect fer yourself amt you got none LETT fer Us
old dOggOne cuSSest
Give me the bottle, AIgy" Van replied
You're the only game sport on the ranch. -
Still he did not discover Beth. His attentions
were engrossed by the horse. He was dizzy, but
to the saddle again, the bottle held firmly II his
gra 81 Mob. =. .., -. e-,.-.,.
Algv it was who Obeyed
Damn VOu now YOU buck cried Van wildly
and his heels gnited the volcano.
For five solid minutes the bronco redOublet his
scheme of demOniac fury. Then he poised let out
shrIll scream of challenge, and abruptly raised 20
repeat the backward fall
Up. up he went, ungainly sight. and then tor
him the heavens split IN twain.
LIE was only we'll lifted from the earth when with
H thunderOus terrible blow Van crashed the tort.e
downward fairly between his ears, and burst IS
skull.
The weapon was shattered with a frightening rhuL.
Red pieces OF glass and streaming water poured m
cataract down across the brOuCO'S ewes as II Ve~Y
doom itself had suddenly cracked. y Cataclvsn
could not have been more terrible. IN Undesirable
fright and overwhelmed the british mind IS
with a cloud of lead.
Down, swiftly he dropped TO his proper position.
perhaps with fear that his crown was gaping open
from impact with the sky He was stunned ~ The
blow on his brain, and weakened n every tlec lie
started to run, IN terror Of the thing and the eng
still solid in the saddle Wildly he went rouu. lie
cove. IN the panic of utter defeat.
The men began to cheer, their voices chokct a-t
hOarSe Van rode Fate might ride the re-v
devil. He Spurred the horse furious. eNha-~-try
speed, guiding HIM wildly round the mountain
theater Again and again they CIrCled the grassy
arena, till foam and lather whitered the b-ur.os
flank chest, and mouth and his nCstrilS burns. .e-
living flame
When at last the animal, weary and undoce -.i
have Sobered down 10 a trOt or walk. Van tor-o I'm
anew to topmoSt speed VI least nVe miles he -.Ee
him thus, till the bronco's sides Ike the rider --g
We're red with blood mingled with sweat.
- leaning against the tree. She had no, tainted,
but was tar too weak TO stand Her ewes -v
moved. She watched the two that seemed -et
INTO one go racing madlv against fatigue
y Lost f,.f,. II. IL -.a