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Modoc's
Just come back alive and
yours."
Brown's careful inspection of the
girths and bridle when Modoc appeared
with the side-saddle on that afternoon
showed that his anxiety was real. And,
indeed, it was not unfounded, and wsb
shared by Breezy's most ardent admir
ers, who all wished her safely home
again.
Two riders were to accompany her.
The plan was to start straight out on
the road that skirted the river and ran
before the hotel, give Modoc a chance
to tire himself out in the "bolt" that wss
sure to open the fray. Breezy came out
in her close-fitting habit, her hair all
tucked up out of sight under the jockey
cap. She carried an ugly rawhide
quirt, and was very pale, with eyes
ablaze with excitement. She walked
coolly and steadily up to the fretting
horse and examined the saddle.
"The girth is too tight," she said
sharply. "Jim, let it out!"
"Really, Miss Nellie " began Brown.
" "He can't breatke," exclaimed NelUt,
sweetly.
"I lay another twenty dollars at four
to om ob Breezy," exclaimed the doctor,
and every one grinned.
Two men held Modoc, while a third
assisted Nellie to mount. She settled
herself carefalJy in the saddle and
before taHag the reins and saying:
"Let him go."
The men jumped back, and Modoc
stood ffee. But he didn't bolt; he only
dropped his head sleepily and Btood
till.
The cWr, sharp voice aroused Modoc
from hk meditation. He raised his
head, and then himself until he stood
upright upon his hind legs, and began
seating a dance in slow waltz time.
Then he practiced waving his heels in
the breeze, walking on his hands, as it
were; then, alternating the two positions
and varying them by a little regulation,
'old-time bucking, which made Nellie
very tired. As she afterwards remarked:
"it shakes one up so, you know."
- A chase after his own tail, a few
springs to the side and back again,'
found the Breeze still sitting tight, so
Modoc concluded to roll. That called
forth a fearful shower of blows from the
-quirt and then came the bolt; not as
'every one expected, down the open road,
but straight to the river, with a half
side, half leap down the sixteen foot
bank, a tremendous plunge into the
water, finally to emerge at the foot of
the Barrow Indian trail, up the face of
the bluff on the other shore. After one
good shake of hk dripping sides, off he
started up the trail at a pace that indi
cated, tkat even an unruly broncho may
occasionally be "mistaken in his judg
ments." The Breeze, herself thorough
ly wet, called over her shoulder with a
triumphant laugh:
Good thing I loosened the girth; he'll
need all hk wind before we get up."
The two man who were to ride with
her were so taken aback by Modoc's un
expected break that they were left be
hind when he forded the -river, and
Nellie was half way up the bluff before
the others reached the base of the trail.
Aad ahhosgh Modoc soon repented hk
rashness and slackened hk pace, pant
ing, still the less excited hones followed
more deliberately, and Modoc reached
the plateau far ahead of them and
stopped, with a heavy sigh, to get back
his "wind." Nellie looked back and
down at the watchers at the hotel, far
below, and waved her quirt gayly in the
air by way of greeting to the doctor,
gazing through a spy glass. And then
Modoc did bolt. With the bit in hk
teeth, hk head and neck stretched out,
ears laid flat, eyes showing the white
viciouBness personified. And the sud
denness of his stare so nearly unseated
hk rider that for a few moments she
actually had to cling to the horn of her
saddle with her right hand a disgrace
for which she never forgave Modoc.
But no mere horseflesh could keep
that pace going long, after such a breath
er as the bluff had been. After a time
the grip on the bit slackened, and then
Nellie turned about and rode to meet
"the boys." And as they drew together
the boys saw a foaming, chafing bron
cho, mounted by a perfect little fury,
who lashed him over head, hip or flank
at every jump. '
"He set the pace," she cried to them,
"and now he'll keep it till he's ready to
drop. I'll teach him who's boss."
The boys shouted, wheeled and joined
her, and for a mile or so they rode to
gether "on the keen jump" in silence.
Then Modoc began to give such evi-
-ihaith -matcikaa
qairt was still at hut, and gradually the
-pace slackened until it became a slow,
weary walk. And thk was the dejected
beast that crawled up to the starting
place, to be given over into the hands
of his owner with the remark:
"I'm afraid you were right not to want
me to ride him there really isn't much
left of him."
And how they cheered!
And the next morning a dejected cav
alcade escorted to the station at Buffalo
Gap the most popular guest who had
honored the springs by her presence for
many a season the long remembered
Nebraska Breeze. Denver Times.
NOUS AVOUS CHANGE TOUT CELA
When Julia, seven was or so,
If you would kkt her, she said "No!"
Mamma then seemed to think you right,
And bade the child be more polite.
But now that Julia's turned sixteen,
Just the reverse of this is seen:
While Julia gracious is to us,
Mamma it is that makes a fuse
Charles Henry Webb.
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