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Show I Wonderful Daring of I I Sweet Beulah Thorn t . . I A WILD scene well calculated to have made the fortune of an artist occurred oc-curred a few days ago On a great iron brldgo that spans thc Colorado river In Western Texas. A herd of 500 stampeded steers divided into two bunches ran together about tho center of the structure, struc-ture, and while some were milling others locked horns and they begun to pile up against tho banisters. Strained girders and stanchions were screeching, cattle were bawling, pistols popping, while cowboys cow-boys on frothing ponies were making desperate des-perate efforts to break the Jam. But it wao not the value of thc cattle nor fear of tho. trembling structure that anlmnted tho cowboys in tho heroic struggle strug-gle they wero making to forco their way through tho wall of cattle. Beulah Thorn, one of the most popular young women ln Western Texas, queen of all hearts, had boon caught on the bridge between tho two bunches of frightened steers, A daring dar-ing cowboy who was attempting to- make hla way by walking on tho backs of tho cattle could see nothing of tho imperiled girl. All feared that she had been crushed and mangled beneath tho sharp hoofs of tho crazy boosts. Nothing of tho kind had happened. Beulah Thorn saw the danger coming and sho displayed nerve and daring worthy tho applause of heroes. Caught Between Stampeded Herds. The prudent herd boas had sent a part of tho cattle across ln small bunches and the cowboys wero holding about 200 head on the south sldo of the river when Miss Thom rodo on tho bridge. The boys on tho north aide recognized the young woman wom-an and one of them galloped toward her. shouting words of warning. She neither saw nor heard him. nor did she see the big herd of steers In front of her which wero concealed by a cluster of trees. While riding carelessly over the brldgo and peering Into the clear wnters forty feet below a roar as of an ocean convulsed by an earthquake fell upon tho ears of tho startled girl. Looking up he saw a herd of stampeded steers, bellowing and beyond all control, coming straight toward her. At first prlance she thought she could reach thc end of tho brldgo before the avalancho of llesh and bones could fall upon her. Her horse. Blazer, had won fumo for courage and sppod At tho touch of tho whip he sprang forward llko a greyhound, but the swaying brldco caused him to stagger. The imperiled girl turned her head and her blood chilled. Tho herd behind hor had broken away from the cowboys and Die crnzy brutes wero crowding on the bridge with foam flying from their llpa. The girl had been caught between two walls of bone and lleah moving toward each other with tho merciless forco and fury of colliding tornadoes. tor-nadoes. The wind from the south blew froth from the hot nostrils of tho mud steers Into thc girl's face. Tho long sharp horns and red eyes of thc frenzied beasts on tho north were within reach of her whip. The iron railings were yielding and steers were falling Into tho river. Horso and Rider Drop Forty Feet, When the horns of tho cattle were touching Blazer's aides bravo Beulah Thorn cast a glnnce Into the depths of thc clear waters forty feet below, and. drawing draw-ing rein, slapped her horse on the shoulder and nllcred tho word "go." Trtio to hls-triilnlng, Blazer sprang from tho trembling bridge Into tho air a3 fenr-lCHsly fenr-lCHsly as If he had boon making the llrat Jump in n race. Paralyzed with terror, tho cowboys saw thc heroine clinging to Jirr horso as he descended through the air. A wall of sorrow ascended to Iho klr-s whon the noble animal and his fearless mistress disappeared bmoath the waves. No one expected cither hor.e or rider (o survive thc fall, but as the cowbovs wr-ro hurrying down the precipitous bluff they saw faithful Blazer swimming about in thts wntr. They heard him neighing as if In dlstrcps. Then Beulah arose within with-in a short distance and the moment he felt I her hand on thp saddle 1m atruck out for shore. A dozen cowboys were cheering the noble animal, and when he reached thc shore ono cowboy ' affectionately grasped his nck. whllo others duvoted tholr attention at-tention to the plucky girl, who soon recovered re-covered her strength and flelf-possc?fllon. This remarkable feat and narrow escapo from death brought tho name of Beulah Thorn before tho ptibllc, and then it whs learned that this was not the flrsL tlmo the ToxnH beauty had distinguished het-sclf het-sclf by" wlscf and fearless"acffs. ' Saves Mother's Dife in Turn, Beulah Thorn was born about twenty years ago In a tent located In the heart 1 of thc Comanche country. Thc howl of I thc wolf and the warwhoop of the mercl- 1 less savage mingled with tho screams of 1 the panther are memories of her child- E hood. Her father was a man of courage, fc and whenever he found grass and water 5 he herded his little bunch of cows, never 7 asking questions about Indians. Always; k ready to follow thc redskins to their I strongholds, he had often won praise for 1 acts of gallantry under fire The Apaches m surrounded his cabin, and when they hnd K shot the doors and windows to sieves they 1 attempted to carry tho little house by I storm. It was defended by thp hero and ft his wife and their deeply interested fouj. I year-old child saw three warriors fal! at 1 tho door and two more brained by the If brave mother, who had seized an ax and planted herself at the post of danger I This example of thc magnificent heroism I of her parents will remain with her for- Q over. Q Sho treasured the weapons of the fallen A braves, nnd when she was 10 years of age W could handle a bow and arrow like an In- rh dain. This training proved of great value H to her ln her first test of courage One day when tho young girl returned to her I homo with her bow ln her hands th I houso seemed unusually quiet. Throwing open thc door. thc girl startled to see her 1 mother lying on a bed asleep and a mon- I stcr Jaguar standing over her, viciously I wagging his long tall. Beulah knew the ffl bloodthirsty beast was Just ln the act of Jl sinking his teeth in her mother's throat, t The least noise or motion would caus H the monster to crush his prey. With tho H celerity of an Indian thc girl threw thc I bow in position and tho next Instant an I arrow whistled through the air and two a inches of sharp Hint were burled In thc a heart of the Jaguar. H Proves Her Nerve Against Odds. jj The people of thc frontier, though fa- miliar with deeds of daring, wore hardlv Ff) willing to credit the story of this act o"; W courage. It was not long, however, before (0 the girl was called upon to participate In ffl a battle ln which she displayed so much M coolness and nerve that ho one afterward hi ever doubted her valor. W Jim Thorn exchanged a bunch of cattle for. a sack of gold. Some davs afterward S three men with facea masked rode ui to tho Thorn cabin between Bunsct and dark i Suspecting foul play, Thtrn came from L his cabin with a revolver lieid behind his I back. Beulah sat on the, doorstop with H bow and arrow at her side. Hi "Hands upl" shouted one of the bandits 3 Thorn replied with a pistol shot and one of the robbers foil. A second fired and I Thorn's right arm fell by hla side, hi I smoking pistol dropping on the ground ! As ho stood helpless an arrow whistled by t his car, a curse was slopped on the high, wayman's lips, hnd the arm that wan ( alining u bullet toward the disarmed man's heart was unnerved. A wall of pain I startled tho night birds, and blowing a 1 stream of blood und teeth from his mouth E the robber foil waltcrlng In his blood. The K arrow had struck tho man In tho mouth P and thc Hint point had stuck in his throat. 5 Tho third bandit lied. Neither of the rob- R bers died, but tney yere scut to prison for Q a long term of years. ra |