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breeze was wafted

breeze was wafted through that polluted atmosphere from the creek to the cattles nostrils. Turning upon us and now augmented to several hundred head, they sullenly started forward. But in the few minutes interim, two other lads had come to our support, and dismounting we rushed them, whipping our slickers into ribbons over their heads. The mastery of man again triumphed over brutes in their thirst, for we drove them in a rout back over the divide. Our success, however, was only temporary. Recovering our horses we beat the cattle back, seemingly inch by inch, until the rear came up, when we rounded them into a compact body. They quieted down for a short while,