as he dashed across

                                                                                Attribution: J Charlton
Image: On horse-back (here)

The words are:

ball bullets dismal edge 

horses locks meandering 

plant rose signal spot thrust

He had a ball of a time. Bullets 

whizzing past his head. A dismal 

sharpshooter was trying to but not 

shooting. The shots went wide

He had the edge for the horses

were disturbed by the din and 

were acting crazy. It accorded 

him a distraction. Shots were not 

getting to the target meaning him

Meandering river below could

offer an escape route so he thought

His locks of silvery hair now 

sweaty under his Stetson told 

him it was time to go He was 

waiting for a signal. 

Suddenly there was a lull in the 

shooting. This afforded him a 

spot of relief. 

He thrust himself forward and 

ran. A rose plant in front with 

thorns and all did not deter him 

as he dashed across and jumped
onto a horse. A dog tried to
intercept him but he managed
to get away.

Life as a stuntman was not easy!

For Brenda's hosting of
Sunday Whirl# 177