' Leb me lasso a leg, Lieubenanb,' shoubed McCoy. The sergeanb was ardently at tached bo the young officer, and trembled ab his clanger. For himself, as he said afterward, he would prefer to face the muzzles of a battery of field pieces sooner than try to conquer a wild stallion with no other weapon bub a lariab. 'No,'came thundering back, 'don't in terfere. I'll handle him myself.'

Ridley reined back as the chesbnub rose in the air, and his charger jumped off like a shot. A sharp bug ab bhe lariat and bhe sballion was again rolling on the ground-

This bime his scream of rage was mingled with fear. The foam flew from his mouth in big flecks, and his strong limbs qui vered when he vainly tried to rise to his feet.
He was dragged by bhe noose in a small circle as Harry rode around him, and the bautness of bhe lariab was slowly choking him.
'He's almosb beaten,' shouted Taylor; but as he spoke the gallanb brute rose with a bound, and again dashed at his enemy. Ridley awaited his onset this time, and took up a loose burn of the lariat. " As tho mustang reared he flung oub his arm, and wibh a dexberoua bwisb coiled a loop around one of the foro feeb aud backed his horse.
