Chapter 17The crowd erupted in deafening cheers, and Ryan couldn’t help but smile with pride. “That’s Ty Putnam, ladies and gentlemen! Give that Montana boy another round of applause! And what about that bull, huh? Big Red wasn’t very friendly tonight, but Ty held on!” The crowd obliged, whistling and stomps joining the shouts and clapping. Ty rescued his hat from the arena floor and waved it at the crowd, which just encouraged more screams of encouragement. Ryan watched as a group of girls hooted and waved, trying to get his younger brother’s attention. But Ty trotted out of the arena, with the cheers echoing in his ears. “Only two more rides to go. Ty Putnam could very well win that purse tonight!” Ryan didn’t think anybody would be able to outscore Ty. Very few people in the world co

