. ... Snowed up : or, The Sportsman's club in the mountains . Inorder to see just how far he could go, he turnedhis horse out on one side, and to his great gratifica-tion and the no small surprise of his companions,galloped along side by side with the rear horses inthe drove, which, if they felt any displeasure at thisfamiliarity, showed it only by laying back theirears and biting at his horse. Archie gradually urged his nag forward, andbefore the valley was reached he had passed morethan half the drove, and was riding within fiftyyards of the bay which looked over his shoulder athim occasiona
. ... Snowed up : or, The Sportsman's club in the mountains . Inorder to see just how far he could go, he turnedhis horse out on one side, and to his great gratifica-tion and the no small surprise of his companions,galloped along side by side with the rear horses inthe drove, which, if they felt any displeasure at thisfamiliarity, showed it only by laying back theirears and biting at his horse. Archie gradually urged his nag forward, andbefore the valley was reached he had passed morethan half the drove, and was riding within fiftyyards of the bay which looked over his shoulder athim occasionally, but did not increase his speed orshow any alarm. He was heading straight for thespring. Archie began to tremble with after the other the members of the drove werepassed, and at length only three horses were run-ning between Archie and the leader. Just then thebay turned quickly out of the path, and in amoment more was standing knee-deep in the springwhich bubbled out from under the cliff. ..• ! 1 .jv v f IS m , . -• • • i. SPORTSMANS CLUB IN THE MOUNTAINS. 303 • And now happened the event for which Archiewas looking and for which he was prepared. Theother horses crowded in upon the bay—his ownwould have followed had he not restrained him-^and in less time than it takes to tell it the springwas full of rearing, kicking, biting animals. Butthey were not permitted to remain there long. Theleader began to assert his authority. Raising hishead with an angry snort, he sent his heels rightand left to such good purpose that he quicklycleared a space about him. The instant that hishead was elevated was enough for Archie. Thelariat left his hand, true to its aim this time, andsettling down over the bays neck was quicklydrawn tight. Finding himself fast, the horsestarted to run, but the other end of the lasso wassecurely fastened to Archies saddle, and his ownhorse bracing himself to meet the shock, the cap*tured steed was thrown flat on his side. The
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