Old Tom didn't even get well set that time, Smoky bowed his head and went out from under him leaving him come down on the other side.
Clint was grinning from ear to ear as he walked up to Smoky and put his hand on his neck.
"Good work, old boy," he says,—and then turning to Old Tom, who was picking himself up: "Want to try him again?"
"You bet your doggone life I do," says that old cowboy.
"All right," answers Clint, getting peeved some more. "Go ahead and break your fool neck, there's plenty of buffalo wallows around here we can bury you in."
Old Tom walked over and jerked the reins out of Clint's hands and started to get in the saddle again, but he didn't even get well in it that time,—Smoky bowed his head and went out from under him leaving Old Tom come down on the other side.
It was as the old man was about to try Smoky once more when Jeff Nicks interfered, and told his boss how he'd rather not have him try that horse any more.