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In an instant it reared up upon its hind legs with a snort of rage, and pranced and tossed in a way that would have unseated any but a most skilful rider. The situation was full of peril. Every plunge of the excited horse brought it against the horns again, and goaded it to fresh madness. It was all that the girl could do to keep herself in the saddle, yet a slip would mean a terrible death under the hoofs of the unwieldy and terrified animals. Unaccustomed to sudden emergencies, her head began to swim, and her grip upon the bridle to relax. IN AN INSTANT IT REARED UP UPON ITS HIND LEGS WITH A SNORT OF RAGE AND PRANCED AND TOSSED IN A WAY THAT WOULD HAVE UNSEATED ANY BUT A MOST SKILFUL RIDER THE SITUATION WAS FULL OF PERIL EVERY PLUNGE OF THE EXCITED HORSE BROUGHT IT AGAINST THE HORNS AGAIN AND GOADED IT TO FRESH MADNESS IT WAS ALL THAT THE GIRL COULD DO TO KEEP HERSELF IN THE SADDLE YET TO SLIP WOULD MEAN A TERRIBLE DEATH UNDER THE HOOFS OF THE UNWIELDY AND TERRIFIED ANIMALS UNACCUSTOMED TO SUDDEN EMERGENCIES HER HEAD BEGAN TO SWIM AND HER GRIP UPON THE BRIDLE TO RELAX
r her in astonishment, and even the unemotional Indians, journeying in with their pelties, relaxed their accustomed stoicism as they marvelled at the beauty of the pale-faced maiden. She had reached the outskirts of the city when she found the road blocked by a great drove of cattle, driven by a half-dozen wild-looking herdsmen from the plains. In her impatience she endeavoured to pass this obstacle by pushing her horse into what appeared to be a gap. Scarcely had she got fairly into it, however, before the beasts closed in behind her, and she found herself completely imbedded in the moving stream of fierce-eyed, long-horned bullocks. Accustomed as she was to deal with cattle, she was not alarmed at her situation, but took advantage of every opportunity to urge her horse on in the hopes of pushing her way through the cavalcade. Unfortunately the horns of one of the creatures, either by accident or design, came in violent contact with the flank of the mustang, and excited it to madness. ENTURERS GAZED AFTER HER IN ASTONISHMENT AND EVEN THE UNEMOTIONAL INDIANS JOURNEYING IN WITH THEIR PELTIES RELAXED THEIR ACCUSTOMED STOICISM AS THEY MARVELLED AT THE BEAUTY OF THE PALE FACED MAIDEN SHE HAD REACHED THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY WHEN SHE FOUND THE ROAD BLOCKED BY A GREAT DROVE OF CATTLE DRIVEN BY HALF A DOZEN WILD LOOKING HERDSMEN FROM THE PLAINS IN HER IMPATIENCE SHE ENDEAVOURED TO PASS THIS OBSTACLE BY PUSHING HER HORSE INTO WHAT APPEARED TO BE A GAP SCARCELY HAD SHE GOT FAIRLY INTO IT HOWEVER BEFORE THE BEASTS CLOSED IN BEHIND HER AND SHE FOUND HERSELF COMPLETELY EMBEDDED IN THE MOVING STREAM OF FIERCE EYED LONG HORNED BULLOCKS ACCUSTOMED AS SHE WAS TO DEAL WITH CATTLE SHE WAS NOT ALARMED AT HER SITUATION BUT TOOK ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO URGE HER HORSE ON IN THE HOPES OF PUSHING HER WAY THROUGH THE CAVALCADE UNFORTUNATELY THE HORNS OF ONE OF THE CREATURES EITHER BY ACCIDENT OR DESIGN CAME IN VIOLENT CONTACT WITH THE FLANK OF THE MUSTANG AND EXCITED IT TO MADNESS
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