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"Sing sing sing!" the lariats 

 flew. " Swish pat ! " one, two, three, 

 they fell. These were not men to miss. 

 Three ropes, three horses, leaping 

 away to bear on the great beast's neck. 

 But swifter than thought the supple 

 paws went up. The ropes were slipped, 

 and the spurred cow-ponies, ready for 

 the shock, went, shockless, bounding' 

 loose ropes trailing afar. 



"Hi Hal! Ho Lan! Head 

 him!" as the Grizzly, liking not the 

 unequal fight, made for the hills. But 

 a deft Mexican in silver gear sent his 

 hide riata whistling, then haunched 

 his horse as the certain coil sank in 

 the Grizzly's hock, and checked the 

 Monarch with a heavy jar. Uttering 

 one great snort of rage, he turned; his 

 huge jaws crossed the rope, back 

 nearly to his ears it went, and he 

 ground it as a dog might grind a twig, 

 so the straining pony bounded free. 



