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"I'm afraid he'll never make it," groaned Ned. At that instant his hand came in violent contact with a hard, cold object. It was the slender, pillar-like rock that Tad had been clinging to for so long in the icy water. "I've got it," exclaimed Ned. He cast loose from Bad-eye and threw both arms about the rock.
Tad picked out a spotted roan for Stacy Brown, to which he gave the appropriate name of "Painted-squaw". Bad-eye, was considered an appropriate name for Ned Rector's broncho, while Walter drew a dapple gray which he decided to call Buster. After choosing a well broken animal for the Professor, and picking out a suitable pack horse, the boys announced that they were ready for the start.
Ned dived for the thicket where the ponies were tethered. It was the work of a moment only to release Bad-eye. Without waiting to saddle him, Ned threw himself upon the surprised animal's back, and with a wild yell sent the broncho plunging through the camp. He was nearly unseated when Bad-eye suddenly veered to avoid stepping into the camp-fire, which Ned Rector in his haste had forgotten.
"Hurry with that rope!" commanded Ned. The pony slowed up as they approached the bank of the river, but Ned was in no mood for trifling now. He brought down the stick on the animal's hip with a terrific whack. Bad-eye angered by the blow, squealed and leaped into the air with all four feet free of the ground.
The pony righted himself and struck out for the bank. Ned was by his side almost instantly, being aided in the effort to get there by having the reins to pull himself in by. Bad-eye refused instinctively to head down stream. There was only one thing to do. That was to climb into the saddle and get him started. Ned did this with difficulty.
Bad-eye and I will be there in a minute and the Professor is hurrying down along the bank with a rope." "I'm freezing. I'm all numb, that's the trouble," answered Tad weakly. Ned knew that the plucky lad was well-nigh exhausted.
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