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With a laugh at the wild rush with which the colt avoided him, he shut
himself into the yard with it, and moved quietly about, sometimes towards
it and sometimes from it; at times standing still and looking it over,
and at other times throwing a rope or sack carelessly down, waiting until
his presence had become familiar, and the colt had learned that there was
nothing to fear from it.
There was a curious calmness in the man's movements, a fearless repose
that utterly ignored the wild rushes, and as a natural result they soon
ceased; and within just a minute or two the beautiful creature was
standing still, watching in quivering wonder.
Gradually a double rope began to play in the air with ever-increasing
circles, awakening anew the colt's fears; and as these in turn subsided,
without any apparent effort a long running noose flickered out from the
circling rope, and, falling over the strong young head, lay still on the
arching neck.
The leap forward was terrific; but the rope brought the colt up with a
jerk; and in the instant's pause that followed the Quiet Stockman braced
himself for the mad rearing plunges that were coming.
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