Badlands Billy 
Bronco or flanking a Steer she had learned 
partly from instinct and partly from the exam- 
ple of her more experienced relatives, when 
they joined to form the winter bands. But, 
just as necessary nowadays, she had learned 
that all men carry guns, that guns are irresisti- 
ble, that the only way to avoid them is by keep- 
ing out of sight while the sun is up, and yet 
that at night they are harmless. She had a 
fair comprehension of traps, indeed she had 
been in one once, and though she left a toe 
behind in pulling free, it was a tow aost advan- 
tageously disposed of ; thence u:th, though not 
comprehending the nature of the trap, she was 
thoroughly imbued with the horror of it, with 
the idea indeed that iron is dangerous, and at 
any price it should be avoided. 
On one occasion, when she and five others 
were planning to raid a Sheep yard, she held 
back at the last minute because some new- 
strung wires appeared. ‘The others rushed in 
to find the Sheep beyond their reach, them- 
selves in a death-trap. 
Thus she had learned the newer dangers, 
and while it is unlikely that she had any clear 
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