Thegreatmassofcattleseemedtobeeddyinglikeawhirlpool，andfromthatMadelineunderstoodthesignificanceoftherangeword\"milling。\"ButwhenMadelinelookedatoneendoftheherdshesawcattlestandingstill，facingoutward，andcalvescringingcloseinfear。Themotionofthecattleslowedfromtheinsideoftheherdtotheoutsideandgraduallyceased。Theroarandtrampofhoofsandcrackofhornsandthumpofheadsalsoceasedindegree，butthebawlingandbellowingcontinued。Whileshewatched，theherdspread，grewlessdense，andstragglersappearedtobeabouttoboltthroughthelineofmountedcowboys。
Fromthatmomentsomanythingshappened，andsoswiftly，thatMadelinecouldnotseeatenthofwhatwasgoingonwithineyesight。Itseemedhorsemendartedintotheherdanddroveoutcattle。Madelinepinnedhergazeononecowboywhorodeawhitehorseandwaschasingasteer。Hewhirledalassoaroundhisheadandthrewit；theropestreakedoutandtheloopcaughtthelegofthesteer。Thewhitehorsestoppedwithwonderfulsuddenness，andthesteerslidinthedust。Quickasaflashthecowboywasoutofthesaddle，and，graspingthelegsofthesteerbeforeitcouldrise，hetiedthemwitharope。Ithadallbeendonealmostasquicklyasthought。AnothermancamewithwhatMadelinedivinedwasabranding-iron。Heappliedittotheflankofthesteer。Thenitseemedthesteerwasupwithajump，wildlylookingforsomewaytorun，andthecowboywascirclinghislasso。Madelinesawfiresinthebackground，withamanincharge，evidentlyheatingtheirons。Thenthissamecowboyropedaheiferwhichbawledlustilywhenthehotironseareditshide。
Madelinesawthesmokerisingfromthetouchoftheiron，andthesightmadehershrinkandwanttoturnaway，butsheresolutelyfoughthersensitiveness。Shebadneverbeenabletobearthesightofanyanimalsuffering。Theroughworkinmen\'sliveswasasasealedbooktoher；andnow，forsomereasonbeyondherknowledge，shewantedtoseeandhearandlearnsomeoftheevery-daydutiesthatmadeupthoselives。
\"Look，MissHammond，there\'sDonCarlos！\"saidFlorence。\"Lookatthatblackhorse！\"
Madeleinesawadark-facedMexicanridingby。Hewastoofarawayforhertodistinguishhisfeatures，butheremindedherofanItalianbrigand。Hebestodeamagnificenthorse。