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Unaccustomed to sudden emergencies, her head began to swim, and her grip upon the bridle to relax. UNACCUSTOMED TO SUDDEN EMERGENCIES HER HEAD BEGAN TO SWIM AND HER GRIP UPON THE BRIDLE TO RELAX
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. 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. HAT 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 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
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